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That's the point of a reference . . . so that you don't break parent child relationships.<br />
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If you wanted to write a script for it just start at the bottom table (eg: the table that references nothing) and work &nbsp;your way up.<br />
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The other thing you can do is drop the foreign keys but I would not recommend doing that, as you will break the relationships and have dirty data. &nbsp;Regardless of what you do, make a backup of the database first!
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That's the point of a reference . . . so that you don't break parent child relationships.

If you wanted to write a script for it just start at the bottom table (eg: the table that references nothing) and work  your way up.

The other thing you can do is drop the foreign keys but I would not recommend doing that, as you will break the relationships and have dirty data.  Regardless of what you do, make a backup of the database first!

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Hi Experts,<br />
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I need to clear out some tables from a SQL 2008 database that are all nicely referenced to one another.<br />
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Is there a script that can delete/truncate a table and reseed it regardless of whether it is referenced or not?<br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Hi Experts,

I need to clear out some tables from a SQL 2008 database that are all nicely referenced to one another.

Is there a script that can delete/truncate a table and reseed it regardless of whether it is referenced or not?

Cheers,
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TSQL Delete with Referential Integrity

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. Major improvements include the  Always On technologies and support for unstructured data types.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008

SQL (Structured Query Language) is designed to be used in conjunction with relational database products as of a means of working with sets of data. SQL consists of data definition, data manipulation, and procedural elements. Its scope includes data insert, query, update and delete, schema creation and modification, and data access control.