Re: Issue with delete

Am 24.06.21 um 11:08 schrieb Rohit Rajput:
> Good day everyone,
>
> I have few tables where i need to delete above 50 million rows each.
> Since i dont want to delete them all in one shot and block my table
> for extended time, i am trying to use limit with delete but its giving
> me error every time. May i please get some assistance here? Thanks
>
> Here is what i am running:
>
> delete from mytable where id in (select id from mytable where
> condition=true limit 1000);
>
> where i run this, i get following error:
>
>     Error: current transaction is aborted, commands ignored until end
> of transaction block.
> SQL state: 25P02.
>
>
> I am running it in RDS.
>
>
> TIA, Best,
> Rohit

This message stems from a previous error within the same transaction.
Unlike Oracle, PostgreSQL cannot execute commands within a transaction
after an error has occurred.

Make sure that this statement is the first in your transaction or use it
in autocommit mode.

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