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Sushama Belkhode wrote:
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> Can anyone tell me how to weed out duplicate records from a large(> 1
> million records) table quickly and efficiently?
Probably not the quickest or most efficient but you can always change the name of the table and create it again from a SELECT DISTINCT * FROM renamed_table. Then (the ultimate solution) alter the table and/or your apps so duplicate records are not entered in the first place.
-- Tomm Carr ---- ---- Hunting for a job is like hunting for an elephant. If you're not *very* careful, you might find one!Received on Fri Aug 15 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT