How to: using SQL to Delete Records

Deleting Records The delete statement is used to delete records or rows from the table.

delete from "tablename"
where "columnname" 
  OPERATOR "value" 
[and|or "column" 
  OPERATOR "value"];

[ ] = optional

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Examples:
delete from employee;
Note: if you leave off the where clause, all records will be deleted!

delete from employee
  where lastname = 'May';

delete from employee
  where firstname = 'Mike' or firstname = 'Eric';

To delete an entire record/row from a table, enter "delete from" followed by the table name, followed by the where clause which contains the conditions to delete. If you leave off the where clause, all records will be deleted.

NOTE: How to: using SQL to Update Records

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