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Re: SQL question

From: Yong Huang <yhuang_at_indigopool.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 15:22:21 -0500
Message-ID: <8pu0iu$m4e$1@news.sinet.slb.com>

How about delete from <table> where name in ('X','Y','Z')? It saves a little typing.

Yong Huang
yhuang_at_indigopool.com

<newyorkdoll_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:8ptroc$f55$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> Hi,
>
> I need to drop several rows in <table> where the field 'name' is set to
> certain values. I'm currently using a drop statement for each field
> value. Does Oracle sqlplus allow more than one field value to be
> specfied in a single command? ie.
>
> SQL>delete from <table>
> where name='X' or name='Y' or name='Z'
>
> ?
>
> Thankyou.
>
>
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Received on Fri Sep 15 2000 - 15:22:21 CDT

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