CREATE TABLE DuplicateRcordTable (Col1 INT, Col2 INT) INSERT INTO DuplicateRcordTable SELECT 1, 1 UNION ALL SELECT 1, 1 --duplicate UNION ALL SELECT 1, 1 --duplicate UNION ALL SELECT 1, 2 UNION ALL SELECT 1, 2 --duplicate UNION ALL SELECT 1, 3 UNION ALL SELECT 1, 4 GO
SELECT * FROM DuplicateRcordTable GO
WITH CTE (COl1,Col2, DuplicateCount) AS ( SELECT COl1,Col2, ROW_NUMBER() OVER(PARTITION BY COl1,Col2 ORDER BY Col1) AS DuplicateCount FROM DuplicateRcordTable ) DELETE FROM CTE WHERE DuplicateCount > 1 GO
SELECT * FROM DuplicateRcordTable GO
Reference: http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2009/06/23/sql-server-2005-2008-delete-duplicate-rows/
Originally Posted on April 29, 2013
Last Updated on October 26, 2015
Last Updated on October 26, 2015
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