Posted by David Portas on 09/29/88 11:40

anonieko@hotmail.com wrote:
> > This is a common problem with some solution
> >
> >
>
> /***********************************************************************************
> *
> * Problem:
> * Determine the Duplicated Records in a table using single SELECT.
> *
> * We shall be using Northwind database, add some duplicate records.
> *
> * Here we want to know if 2 columns (CompanyName,
> * PHone) are duplicated in a table.
> *
> *
> * ShipperID CompanyName Phone
> * ----------- ------------------------- ------------------
> * 1 Speedy Express (503) 555-9831
> * 2 United Package (503) 555-3199
> * 3 Federal Shipping (503) 555-9931
> * 4 Federal Shipping (503) 555-9931
> * 5 Speedy Express (503) 555-9831
> * 6 Federal Shipping (503) 555-9931
> *
> *
> *
> ****************************************************/
>
> ==================================================
>
> SOLUTION 1: Gives me the IDs that are duplicated.
>
> ==================================================
>
> SELECT
> ShipperID, CompanyName, Phone
> FROM
> SHIPPERS
> WHERE
> EXISTS (
> SELECT
> NULL
> FROM
> SHIPPERS b
> WHERE
> b.CompanyName = SHIPPERS.CompanyName
> AND b.Phone = SHIPPERS.Phone
> GROUP BY
> b.CompanyName, b.Phone
> HAVING
> SHIPPERS.ShipperID < MAX( b.ShipperID )
> )
>
> /* ********************
> * Output results
> ********************/
>
> ShipperID CompanyName Phone
>
> ----------- ----------------------------------------
> ------------------------
> 1 Speedy Express (503) 555-9831
> 3 Federal Shipping (503) 555-9931
> 4 Federal Shipping (503) 555-9931
>
> (3 row(s) affected)
>
>
>
> =============================================================
>
> SOLUTION 2: Gives me the data which are duplicate but
> not the IDs
>
> =============================================================
>
>
> SELECT
> CompanyName, Phone
> FROM
> SHIPPERS
> GROUP BY
> CompanyName, Phone
> HAVING
> COUNT(*) > 1
>
>
> /* ********************
> * Output results
> ********************/
>
>
>
> CompanyName Phone
> ---------------------------------------- ------------------------
> Speedy Express (503) 555-9831
> Federal Shipping (503) 555-9931
>
> (2 row(s) affected)


Those aren't solutions, they are diagnostics. The solution is to fix
the stupid design of the Shippers table by adding a proper key.

:-)

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