Query help

DECLARE @.Test TABLE (AccountNo INT, Invoicedate datetime, dex_row_id INT)

INSERT @.Test
SELECT 1180, '05/05/2006', 1 UNION ALL
SELECT 1180, '06/05/2006',2 UNION ALL
SELECT 1180, '04/05/2006',3 UNION ALL
SELECT 1180, '07/05/2006',4 UNION ALL
SELECT 1181, '09/05/2006',1 UNION ALL
SELECT 1181, '10/05/2006',2 UNION ALL
SELECT 1181, '05/05/2006',3 UNION ALL
SELECT 1182, '06/05/2006',1

-- I want a delete first month row for each accounts. If account has more then one row for same accountno and invoice date then i want a select any one and delete.
-- I wrote this but did not work because for min dex_row_id and min invoicedate combination.

--delete the firest month data for each accountno
DELETE FROM @.test WHERE LTRIM(RTRIM(CONVERT(VARCHAR,AccountNo)))+'@.'+CONVERT(VARCHAR,Invoicedate,101)+'@.'+CONVERT(VARCHAR,DEX_ROW_ID) IN
(SELECT LTRIM(RTRIM(CONVERT(VARCHAR,AccountNo)))+'@.'+CONVERT(VARCHAR,MIN(Invoicedate),101)+'@.'+CONVERT(VARCHAR,MIN(DEX_ROW_ID)) FROM @.test
GROUP BY AccountNo)

-- select statment
select * from @.test where
CONVERT(VARCHAR,AccountNo)+'@.'+CONVERT(VARCHAR,Invoicedate,101)+'@.'+CONVERT(VARCHAR,dex_row_id)in (
select CONVERT(VARCHAR,AccountNo)+'@.'+CONVERT(VARCHAR,min(Invoicedate),101)+'@.'+CONVERT(VARCHAR,min(dex_row_id))
from @.test group by AccountNo)

--selecting all record
select * from @.test

need helpDo you want to delete all except the last date in each account or only delete the earliest date in each account?|||

Dhaval:

I looked through what you requested. See if below is what you mean

Dave

DECLARE @.Test TABLE (AccountNo INT, Invoicedate datetime, dex_row_id INT)

INSERT @.Test
SELECT 1180, '05/05/2006', 1 UNION ALL
SELECT 1180, '06/05/2006',2 UNION ALL
SELECT 1180, '04/05/2006',3 UNION ALL
SELECT 1180, '07/05/2006',4 UNION ALL
SELECT 1180, '07/05/2006',5 UNION ALL
SELECT 1181, '09/05/2006',1 UNION ALL
SELECT 1181, '10/05/2006',2 UNION ALL
SELECT 1181, '05/05/2006',3 UNION ALL
SELECT 1182, '06/05/2006',1

-- I want a delete first month row for each accounts. If account has more then one row for same accountno and invoice date then i want a select any one and delete.
-- I wrote this but did not work because for min dex_row_id and min invoicedate combination.

/*
--delete the firest month data for each accountno
DELETE FROM @.test WHERE LTRIM(RTRIM(CONVERT(VARCHAR,AccountNo)))+'@.'+CONVERT(VARCHAR,Invoicedate,101)+'@.'+CONVERT(VARCHAR,DEX_ROW_ID) IN
(SELECT LTRIM(RTRIM(CONVERT(VARCHAR,AccountNo)))+'@.'+CONVERT(VARCHAR,MIN(Invoicedate),101)+'@.'+CONVERT(VARCHAR,MIN(DEX_ROW_ID)) FROM @.test
GROUP BY AccountNo)
*/

print '-- '
print '-- Records before deletions: -- '
print '--'
select * from @.test order by accountNo, invoiceDate

delete from @.test
from ( select accountNo,
min (invoiceDate) as min_invoiceDate
from @.test
group by accountNo
) x
inner join @.test a
on x.accountNo = a.accountNo
and x.min_invoiceDate = a.invoiceDate

delete from @.test
from (
select accountNo,
invoiceDate,
min (dex_row_id) min_dex_row_id,
count(*) as recCt
from @.test
group by accountNo,
invoiceDate
having count(*) > 1
) x
inner join @.test a
on x.accountNo = a.accountNo
and x.invoiceDate = a.invoiceDate
and x.min_dex_row_id <> a.dex_row_id

-- select statment
/*
select * from @.test where
CONVERT(VARCHAR,AccountNo)+'@.'+CONVERT(VARCHAR,Invoicedate,101)+'@.'+CONVERT(VARCHAR,dex_row_id)in (
select CONVERT(VARCHAR,AccountNo)+'@.'+CONVERT(VARCHAR,min(Invoicedate),101)+'@.'+CONVERT(VARCHAR,min(dex_row_id))
from @.test group by AccountNo)
*/

--selecting all record
print ' '
print ' '
print '-- '
print '-- Records after deletions: -- '
print '--'
select * from @.test

--need help

-- --
-- -- Records before deletions: --
-- --
-- AccountNo Invoicedate dex_row_id
-- -- -- --
-- 1180 2006-04-05 00:00:00.000 3
-- 1180 2006-05-05 00:00:00.000 1
-- 1180 2006-06-05 00:00:00.000 2
-- 1180 2006-07-05 00:00:00.000 4
-- 1180 2006-07-05 00:00:00.000 5
-- 1181 2006-05-05 00:00:00.000 3
-- 1181 2006-09-05 00:00:00.000 1
-- 1181 2006-10-05 00:00:00.000 2
-- 1182 2006-06-05 00:00:00.000 1

-- --
-- -- Records after deletions: --
-- --
-- AccountNo Invoicedate dex_row_id
-- -- -- --
-- 1180 2006-05-05 00:00:00.000 1
-- 1180 2006-06-05 00:00:00.000 2
-- 1180 2006-07-05 00:00:00.000 4
-- 1181 2006-09-05 00:00:00.000 1
-- 1181 2006-10-05 00:00:00.000 2