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Help with query against AdventureWorks database - Delete Customers

Need a hand with this query:

Delete the customer(s) from the database who are from the state of Maine ('WA').

Thanks!
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delete
from customer c
inner join CustomerAddress ca on c.CustomerID=ca.CustomerID and ca.AddressType='Main Office'
inner join Address a on a.AddressID=ca.AddressID
where a.StateProvince = 'Maine'
Minor correction:

delete c
from customer c
inner join CustomerAddress ca on c.CustomerID=ca.CustomerID and ca.AddressType='Main Office'
inner join Address a on a.AddressID=ca.AddressID
where a.StateProvince = 'Maine'

To avoid the need to specify the table to delete you can use exists.

delete
from customer c
where exists (
   select top(1) null
   from CustomerAddress ca
   inner join Address a on a.AddressID=ca.AddressID
   where a.StateProvince = 'Maine'
   and c.CustomerID=ca.CustomerID
   and ca.AddressType='Main Office'
);
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... I modified your code (below) to use the StateProvinceID.  I'm just trying to figure out the syntax for deleting with cascade.  

Any input there?  Thanks
declare @c table (CustomerID int)
;
insert @c select c.CustomerID
FROM sales.customer c
INNER JOIN sales.CustomerAddress ca ON c.CustomerID=ca.CustomerID
INNER JOIN person.address pa ON ca.addressID = pa.addressid
WHERE pa.StateProvinceID = 79
;
on delete cascade ca
from sales.CustomerAddress ca
where ca.customerID in (select CustomerID from @c)
;
on delete cascade sales.Customer
where customerID in (select CustomerID from @c)
-------------------------------------------------------

results of @c table

cust id  StateProvinceID 

1	79
2	79
2	79
19	79
19	79
20	79
37	79
73	79
92	79
109	79
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2336 rows

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I managed to drop the wrong results in that last one - duplicates.  I'll post the correct code when I return - headed out for a minute.
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Thanks for the 'angle' on this.  I left out the DISTINCT on that last post:

declare @c table (CustomerID int)
;
insert @c select DISTINCT c.CustomerID
FROM sales.customer c
INNER JOIN sales.CustomerAddress ca ON c.CustomerID=ca.CustomerID
INNER JOIN person.address pa ON ca.addressID = pa.addressid
WHERE pa.StateProvinceID = 79
;

As a last example of many angles and input for collaboration, one of these questioins talked about updating from the sales price to the recommended sales price.  There is no recommended sales price in the database.  An angle from another person might be a suggestion like 'list' price.... which in that case I agree with completely....

One fact that is blatantly obvious in today's fast paced world is that tests are given at home and for use with on-line resources.  Therefore, such sites like this should keep the main thing the main thing.  The main thing is to collaborate.
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cyberkiwi,

Any input on that cascade issue.  I can't delete due to restraints.  I could drop restraints first I suppose but I'm thinking cascade takes care of that, yes/no?

What's your angle on this?
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... I noticed you used:

where a.StateProvince = 'Maine'

That's an interesting angle of this public database used for learning throughout are fine world.  Can you tell me why you chose to use that clause?

I was sticking with the state of WA as the sole qualifier since this poorly worded question includes the word state?  Is there something about this database I should be familar with ?

Thanks
>> I could drop restraints first I suppose but I'm thinking cascade takes care of that, yes/no?

Cascaded deletes happen only if you set them up as an option of the constraint.  This is useful if you have information that you don't care about once you remove the primary - this could be customers notes.  Once you delete a customer, you don't care about notes.

On the other hand, a customer foreign key constraint on invoice will probably never be set up as "on cascade delete".  If you removed the customer accidentally, there goes all the unpaid invoices linked to the customer.

To handle a constrained delete involving foreign keys, you have to manage the deletion in stages.  One option is the type of code shown in http:#a33552257 above.
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Mark_wills,  

Can you tell me how the code in your last post should be run?  If I run this under the AdventureWorks database I get the error:

Invalid object name 'information_schema.referential_constraints'

Thanks
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if I run the code using the AdventureWorks database and add the master database prefix like this:

FROM master.information_schema.referential_constraints r

... then I get no errors but no results are returned except the column headers, i.e:

Master Table  |  Master Column  |  Master Key  |  Detail Constraint  |  Detail Table  |  Detail Column
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After considering the options here, I decided it would be easier to use the following command on tables required:

ALTER TABLE Sales.CustomerAddress NOCHECK CONSTRAINT ALL

This command toggles the 'Enforce Foreign Key Constraint' property rather than dropping the constraints.  Conversely, the following command puts the constraint back:

ALTER TABLE Sales.CustomerAddress CHECK CONSTRAINT ALL

The information_schema.referential_constraints should be there. What version of adventureworks are you using ? Certainly able to use it in my version - downloaded for SQL 2005

See the output below...

Customer	CustomerID	PK_Customer_CustomerID	FK_CustomerAddress_Customer_CustomerID	CustomerAddress	CustomerID
Customer	CustomerID	PK_Customer_CustomerID	FK_Individual_Customer_CustomerID		Individual		CustomerID
Customer	CustomerID	PK_Customer_CustomerID	FK_SalesOrderHeader_Customer_CustomerID	SalesOrderHeader	CustomerID
Customer	CustomerID	PK_Customer_CustomerID	FK_Store_Customer_CustomerID		Store		CustomerID

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Mark wills,

I reinstalled and that cleared up whatever problem I was having.  I get the same results.

Thanks