Comments on: How to perform a batch delete in T-SQL http://resources.mdbitz.com/2010/03/how-to-perform-a-batch-delete-in-t-sql/ Wed, 26 May 2010 17:06:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: MDBitz - Matthew Denton http://resources.mdbitz.com/2010/03/how-to-perform-a-batch-delete-in-t-sql/comment-page-1/#comment-1451 MDBitz - Matthew Denton Wed, 26 May 2010 17:06:24 +0000 http://resources.mdbitz.com/?p=1106#comment-1451 James, you are correct in that Microsoft's version of T-SQL does require the parenthesis. I currently do most of my work in Sybase T-SQL which does not require their use. Thanks for the input, I'm sure it will be helpful to others. James, you are correct in that Microsoft’s version of T-SQL does require the parenthesis. I currently do most of my work in Sybase T-SQL which does not require their use. Thanks for the input, I’m sure it will be helpful to others.

]]> By: James Greaves http://resources.mdbitz.com/2010/03/how-to-perform-a-batch-delete-in-t-sql/comment-page-1/#comment-1449 James Greaves Wed, 26 May 2010 16:03:19 +0000 http://resources.mdbitz.com/?p=1106#comment-1449 I believe you need to have the T-SQL changed in your article for the DELETE TOP to DELETE TOP (10000) I needed to use the parentheses to get the DELETE TOP to work properly in SQL 2005. I believe you need to have the T-SQL changed in your article for the DELETE TOP to

DELETE TOP (10000)

I needed to use the parentheses to get the DELETE TOP to work properly in SQL 2005.

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