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David

I would not use a DELETE - instead, use a QMQRY SELECT that gives you what you want and have it output to an outfile, that outfile being your original file. Very cool and very risky!!

So your SELECT would be, if the table is clientdata

SELECT Code, Client, MAX(SeqNo) FROM ClientData GROUP BY Code, Client

If you put that into a QMQRY object called ShrinkCD and run it, that would be like this -

STRQMQRY ShrinkCD OUTPUT(*OUTFILE) OUTFILE(ClientData) OUTMBR(*FIRST *REPLACE)

Badaboom! Hope not too much of a BOOM!

HTH
Vern

David FOXWELL wrote:
Hi
I have this table :
Code Client SeqNo
A 123 10
A 123 20
A 123 30
B 123 40
B 123 50
A 456 35 A 456 30 etc

I want to delete lines so I keep only one line for each pairing of Code and Client. The SeqNo must be the highest number for the pair.
So my table after delete should be :
Code Client SeqNo
A 123 30
B 123 50
A 456 35

Thanks for any help.
PS what's happened to Elvis Budimlic?

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