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Thanks Chad, I have spent hours on this - YOU ARE THE MAN Cheers Julian -----Original Message----- From: Chad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 May 2004 10:05 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [vbhelp] Re: Simple database question (I guess) > PartNo Description > 111 Hello > 123 Hello > 456 World > 123 Hello > 123 Hello > 123 Hello > 123 Hello > I want to delete the first occurrence of "123 Hello" to leave You may want to use the TOP clause. I have not tested this in Access, but I know it works in SQL. DELETE yourtable FROM (SELECT TOP 1 * FROM yourtable) AS x1 WHERE yourtable.partno = x1.partno AND x1.partno = 123 AND x1.description LIKE 'Hello' More info here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/tsqlref/ts_de-dz_9lut.asp -Chad '// ======================================================= Rules : http://ReliableAnswers.com/List/Rules.asp Home : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbHelp/ ======================================================= Post : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Join : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Leave : [EMAIL PROTECTED] '// ======================================================= Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbhelp/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/k7folB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> '// ======================================================= Rules : http://ReliableAnswers.com/List/Rules.asp Home : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbHelp/ ======================================================= Post : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Join : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Leave : [EMAIL PROTECTED] '// ======================================================= Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vbhelp/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
