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                                    | shohan_dbStarting Member
 
 
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                                            |  Posted - 2010-08-25 : 04:00:38 
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                                            | i have two tablestable name: customer                    custid                    nametable name: order                    orderid                    custid                    amounti want to delete the customers who have not any data/order in order table.please write me the delete queryregardsshohanshohan |  |  
                                    | sakets_2000Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
 
 
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                                          |  Posted - 2010-08-25 : 04:20:18 
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                                          | have you tried anything on this yet? Post it and someone will help you from there. |  
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                                    | shohan_dbStarting Member
 
 
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                                          |  Posted - 2010-08-25 : 04:33:20 
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                                          | thanksi have done it by the followingDelete FROM customerWhere Not Exists(Select * order bWhere b.custid= customer.custid)shohan |  
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                                    | sakets_2000Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
 
 
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                                          |  Posted - 2010-08-25 : 04:39:10 
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                                          | quote:great.. You just are missing 'from' in your query.Originally posted by shohan_db
 thanksi have done it by the followingDelete FROM customerWhere Not Exists(Select * order bWhere b.custid= customer.custid)shohan
 
 Delete FROM customerWhere Not Exists(Select * from order bWhere b.custid= customer.custid) |  
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