alter child table add constraint foreign key ... references ...
exceptions into <exception_table>

then delete the rowids in the child table that are in the exception
table

--- Richard Huntley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> TIA List,
> 
> What is the most efficient way to remove child records from a table
> that have no parent records in it's parent table. I want to build a
> FK,
> to keep this from happening, but I need to do some cleanup first.
> 
> 
> 


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