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How to delete set of records

Last post was 06 Nov 2012 at 08:39
sql , server India
  • 4 years ago
    How can i delete *set *of **records**. Example: Set of Rows More than 5 for Particular Group. I need to delete all Rows Greater than 5, starting deleting oldest and keep the latest rows. * Please Help me with this
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  • 4 years ago
    Try with Order clause ex: delete from table1 where column1>5 order by column Desc
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