sqlmysqlinner-joindelete-row

Delete from same table using inner join seems to be failing (both records removed)


I have a table which has both ChildID and ParentID. Due to the way the data was compiled, in some cases those values are reversed. So I wrote what I thought was a simple Inner Join where both values are reversed and tried to delete the first tables value. I seem to remember this working fine before except now this del

Delete S1 from TableA S1
Inner Join TableA S2 
On S1.ChildID=S2.ParentID
and S1.ParentID=S2.ChildID

https://sqlfiddle.com/mysql/online-compiler?id=bc5a98e7-efd9-443c-87d9-3eba3304da82


Solution

  • it depends which column you will keep.

    from that data it is imppssible to tell.

    but i comews to you need to differentiate which between the IDs, that determines which column will be deleted

    -- INIT database
    CREATE TABLE TableA (
      ID  INT,
      ChildID INT,
      ParentID INT
    );
    
    
    
    INSERT INTO TableA (ID,ChildID,ParentID) VALUES (1,89,891);
    INSERT INTO TableA (ID,ChildID,ParentID) VALUES (2,99,991);
    INSERT INTO TableA (ID,ChildID,ParentID) VALUES (3,991,99);
    -- QUERY database
    
    
    
    Delete S1 from TableA S1
        Inner Join TableA S2 
        On S1.ChildID=S2.ParentID
        and S1.ParentID=S2.ChildID
        AND S1.ID < S2.ID;
    Select * from TableA;
    
    ID ChildID ParentID
    1 89 891
    3 991 99
    INSERT INTO TableA (ID,ChildID,ParentID) VALUES (2,99,991);
    
    Delete S1 from TableA S1
        Inner Join TableA S2 
        On S1.ChildID=S2.ParentID
        and S1.ParentID=S2.ChildID
        AND S1.ID > S2.ID;
    Select * from TableA;
    
    ID ChildID ParentID
    1 89 891
    2 99 991

    fiddle