Re: Delete from table conditionally

Hello

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org [mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Arup Rakshit
> Sent: Samstag, 17. Dezember 2016 08:39
> To: Pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> Subject: [GENERAL] Delete from table conditionally
>
> Hi,
>
> I am using Postgresql 9.5.
>
> Below is the sample data taken from the mail table with only required columns:
>
> id | question_id | answer_id | content
> ----+-------------+-----------+----------
> 2 | 25 | 270 | Arup
> 3 | 26 | 276 | Kajal
> 4 | 26 | 276 | Arup
> 5 | 27 | 280 | Kajal
> 6 | 25 | 270 | Arup
> 7 | 25 | 270 | Lalu
> 8 | 25 | 270 | Arup
> 9 | 26 | 274 | Dilip
> 10 | 25 | 270 | doli
> 11 | 25 | 270 | Arup
> (10 rows)
>
>
> Say, I know the id 6 where content is "Arup". Now from this row, I want to delete all next rows where the content is
> "Arup". How should I achieve this?

Assuming that "next" means id > 6:

DELETE FROM <tablename>
WHERE id > 6
AND content = 'Arup';

Regards
Charles

>
>
> Regards,
> Arup Rakshit
>
>
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