Delete Query Tutorial
The Delete query in MS Access is a DML (data manipulation language) command used to remove one or more rows of data
from a relational database table. The number of rows deleted is dependent upon the existence and criteria within the where
clause of the delete query.
The basic syntax of the Access Delete query is:
Delete TableName.* From TableName Where somecriteria;
Note that using an Access delete query without the where clause will delete all rows from the specified table.
The asterisk in TableName.* is a wildcard character and refers to all fields within the table. You may only
delete entire records rather than values in particular fields therefore the asterisk is mandatory.
If TableName is a table which is defined as the master of a master-detail relationship and the
cascade delete
property of the relationship is set to true then corresponding records in the detail table will also be deleted.
The delete method is often preferable to the drop table method,
which complete removes the table from the database, because all of the characteristics of the
table remain
intact - such as the indexes, relationships and primary keys.
Now with real column and table names:
Delete * From M_Employees Where Emp_Name = "Joe";
The above query will delete all employees with an employee name of Joe.
More Access Delete Query Examples:
| Examples are Update, Delete, Insert
Into, etc., queries. ... RunSQL "Delete * from t_orders" '
'create and run the append queries ... |
| RunSQL "delete * from mailmerge in '" &
pitney & "'" sqltext = "INSERT INTO mailmerge
(name,address1,address2,city,state,zip) in '" & pitney & "'" & _ ... |
| RunSQL ("delete * from t_patient_alrgy")
' start creating new list ' select list of records for this patient Set rst
= db.OpenRecordset("SELECT Allergy " |
