delete from tbl
where rowid in (
                       select rowid 
                      from   tbl
                     where user_id = &user
                     and rownum =1 
                     order by date asc 
                    )


-bp

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> Hi,
> 
> Can anyone help me with this delete statement?
> 
> I have the following table:
> 
>  Name                                      Null?    Type
>  ----------------------------------------- -------- -------------
>  USER_ID                                   NOT NULL NUMBER(15)
>  PASSWORD                                           VARCHAR2(30)
>  CREATED                                            DATE
> 
> What I need to do is delete the oldest record for a particular user_id.
> And its doing my head in. Any help appreciated!
> 
> Thanks,
> Steve.
> 
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