RE: SQL delete not in related table

["Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff,

As you can see, what's wrong is it doesn't work ;-)

In other words, it's not valid syntax.

Try this:

delete 
from podtl A
where exist ( select 1 
              from pohdr B
              where A.vndnr = B.vndnr
                and A.weekx = B.weekx
                and A.digit = B.digit
            )


HTH,


Charles Wilt
--
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jeff Crosby
> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 10:02 AM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: SQL delete not in related table
> 
> 
> OK, I've spent about an hour trying to figure this out.  SQL 
> does not like
> the following statement:
> 
> DELETE FROM PODTL WHERE (VNDNR, WEEKX, DIGIT) NOT IN               
>                         (SELECT (VNDNR, WEEKX, DIGIT) FROM POHDR);
> 
> I did this identical thing a half dozen times yesterday 
> *EXCEPT* there was
> only one field name to match on, not 3.  I've looked at 
> manuals and googled.
> I've tried with/without parens, with/without commas to no 
> avail.  All the
> examples I find do it on only one field.
> 
> What's wrong with the syntax?
> 
> -- 
> Jeff Crosby
> Dilgard Frozen Foods, Inc.
> P.O. Box 13369
> Ft. Wayne, IN 46868-3369
> 260-422-7531
> 
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