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  1. Nov 8th, 2006, 07:31 AM #1
    simi28
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    deleting a single record from multiple tables

    Hi All
    i have a common field say email in 5 tables.
    i want to delete a single record which should be deleted from all the table from which the email is related.
    can anybody suggest me for the same.
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  2. Nov 8th, 2006, 08:58 AM #2
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    Re: deleting a single record from multiple tables

    You should run 5 separate Delete statements, all within a transaction (so either they will all be deleted, or none of them will be).

    Exactly how you do this depends on a few factors, such as what database system you are using, and where you want to run this from.
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  3. Nov 9th, 2006, 12:13 AM #3
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    Re: deleting a single record from multiple tables

    I m using sql server2000 as an backend. and ASP front end.
    I want to make a function and want to call it in asp page.
    in this function i need to write delete command .





    Quote Originally Posted by si_the_geek
    You should run 5 separate Delete statements, all within a transaction (so either they will all be deleted, or none of them will be).

    Exactly how you do this depends on a few factors, such as what database system you are using, and where you want to run this from.
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