16.5: DELETE Statement
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The DELETE statement removes rows from a record set. DELETE names the table or view that holds the rows that will be deleted and only one table or row may be listed at a time. WHERE is a standard WHERE clause that limits the deletion to select records.
The DELETE syntax looks like this.
DELETE [FROM] {table_name | view_name }
[WHERE clause]
The rules for the DELETE statement are:
- If you omit a WHERE clause, all rows in the table are removed (except for indexes, the table, constraints).
- DELETE cannot be used with a view that has a FROM clause naming more than one table. (Delete can affect only one base table at a time.)
What follows are three different DELETE statements that can be used.
1. Deleting all rows from a table.
DELETE
FROM Discounts
2. Deleting selected rows:
DELETE
FROM Sales
WHERE stor_id = ‘6380’
3. Deleting rows based on a value in a subquery:
DELETE FROM Sales
WHERE title_id IN
(SELECT title_id FROM Books WHERE type = ‘mod_cook’)