delete distinct sql code example
Example 1: sql server delete records that have a single duplicate column
WITH cte AS (
SELECT
contact_id,
first_name,
last_name,
email,
ROW_NUMBER() OVER (
PARTITION BY
first_name,
last_name,
email
ORDER BY
first_name,
last_name,
email
) row_num
FROM
sales.contacts
)
DELETE FROM cte
WHERE row_num > 1;
Example 2: how to remove duplicate in sql
Distinct: helps to remove all the duplicate
records when retrieving the records from a table.
SELECT DISTINCT FIRST_NAME FROM VISITORS;
Example 3: sql query to delete duplicate records
SELECT E.ID,
E.firstname,
E.lastname,
E.country,
T.rank
FROM [SampleDB].[dbo].[Employee] E
INNER JOIN
(
SELECT *,
RANK() OVER(PARTITION BY firstname,
lastname,
country
ORDER BY id) rank
FROM [SampleDB].[dbo].[Employee]
) T ON E.ID = t.ID;
DELETE E
FROM [SampleDB].[dbo].[Employee] E
INNER JOIN
(
SELECT *,
RANK() OVER(PARTITION BY firstname,
lastname,
country
ORDER BY id) rank
FROM [SampleDB].[dbo].[Employee]
) T ON E.ID = t.ID
WHERE rank > 1;