2022-10-24
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delete
Can you prevent deletes and inserts without a WHERE clause from running?
Erik writes a script to do what it says on the tin.
2018-01-01
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Differences between Delete and Truncate in SQL Server
Atul Gaikwad details the differences between DELETE and TRUNCATE, including how they vary in terms of being rolled back.
2016-05-18
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Hidden Tricks To SQL Server Table Cleanup
How to delete millions of rows with virtually no contention.
2015-09-04 (first published: 2013-03-06)
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Automated Trigger To Require a WHERE Clause
Learn how you can build triggers that prevent an update or delete statement from being run without a WHERE clause in this article.
2013-08-09 (first published: 2011-01-25)
16,915 reads
Delete records in all related tables
Used to generate Select/Delete scripts. It does NOT run them.
You need to copy the output of this script to a new window and run it manually.
2008-08-06
581 reads
The Difference between Truncate and Delete in SQL Server
This article explains the differences between the Truncate and Delete commands in SQL Server.
2019-09-18 (first published: 2007-11-22)
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While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers