Re: [sqlite] delete to leave x rows per group

2008-07-03 Thread RB Smissaert
22:54 To: sqlite-users@sqlite.org Subject: Re: [sqlite] delete to leave x rows per group RB Smissaert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can this be done in SQLite SQL? > > ID Value > --- > 1 A > 1 B > 1 C > 1 D > 1 E > 2 A > 2 B > 2 C > 2 D > 2

Re: [sqlite] delete to leave x rows per group

2008-07-03 Thread Igor Tandetnik
RB Smissaert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can this be done in SQLite SQL? > > ID Value > --- > 1 A > 1 B > 1 C > 1 D > 1 E > 2 A > 2 B > 2 C > 2 D > 2 E > 2 F > > Delete rows to leave x rows per ID, say 3 rows, so we get: delete from tableName where rowid not in ( select rowid

[sqlite] delete to leave x rows per group

2008-07-03 Thread RB Smissaert
Can this be done in SQLite SQL? ID Value --- 1 A 1 B 1 C 1 D 1 E 2 A 2 B 2 C 2 D 2 E 2 F Delete rows to leave x rows per ID, say 3 rows, so we get: ID Value --- 1 C 1 D 1 E 2