Re: Delete query

How about:

delete from table
where userid = 'whatever'
and created = select min(created) from table

    where userid = 'whatever';

Yechiel Adar
Mehish
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> Hi,
>
> Can anyone help me with this delete statement?
>
> I have the following table:
>
> Name Null? Type
> ----------------------------------------- -------- -------------
> USER_ID NOT NULL NUMBER(15)
> PASSWORD VARCHAR2(30)
> CREATED DATE
>
> What I need to do is delete the oldest record for a particular user_id.
> And its doing my head in. Any help appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Steve.
>
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