DELETE FROM [SampleDB].[dbo].[Employee]
WHERE ID NOT IN
(
SELECT MAX(ID) AS MaxRecordID
FROM [SampleDB].[dbo].[Employee]
GROUP BY [FirstName],
[LastName],
[Country]
);
sql delete duplicate rows but keep one -
# Step 1: Copy distinct values to temporary table
CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE tmp_user (
SELECT id, name
FROM user
GROUP BY name
);
# Step 2: Remove all rows from original table
DELETE FROM user;
# Step 3: Remove all rows from original table
INSERT INTO user (SELECT * FROM tmp_user);
# Step 4: Remove temporary table
DROP TABLE tmp_user;