| From: | MichaelDBA <MichaelDBA(at)sqlexec(dot)com> |
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| To: | "Campbell, Lance" <lance(at)illinois(dot)edu> |
| Cc: | "pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Enhancement Request |
| Date: | 2024-01-31 19:32:15 |
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Cheat a bit....
Use a CTE with a limit on the select and then delete everything from the
CTE.
Campbell, Lance wrote on 1/31/2024 2:29 PM:
>
> It would be nice if the DELETE FROM supported LIMIT. I can already
> feel the dislike for this post coming back in my direction.
>
> I have had numerous times over the years where I need to delete a lot
> of rows from a table but because each row is linked to so many other
> tables it will cause a problem in performance if I don’t limit the
> size of the deletion.
>
> Just throwing this out there.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lance
>
Regards,
Michael Vitale
Michaeldba(at)sqlexec(dot)com <mailto:michaelvitale(at)sqlexec(dot)com>
703-600-9343
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