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[ic] Re: how to remove records from database
this command works
delete from merchandising where sku = "os28004";
and so on, you have to list them one by one,
"os*"; doesn't pickup all the names that start with os,
why not ?
Raymond
Russ Riggs writes:
> If mysql is ansi compliant then you can issue this sql from mysql:
>
> delete from merchandising where sku matches 'os*';
>
> or
>
> delete from merchandising where sku like 'os*';
>
> russ....
>
>
> Raymond wrote:
>
>> ok, I feel that I am close, but I can't complete the steps, I am
>> messing up somewhere in the SQL commands:
>>
>> ok, I want to remove the old product IDs from the sku column
>> in the merchandising table from the test_construct database;
>>
>> mysql> show databases;
>> +----------------+
>> | Database |
>> +----------------+
>> | mysql |
>> | test |
>> | test_construct |
>> +----------------+
>> 3 rows in set (0.00 sec)
>>
>> mysql> use test_construct;
>> Database changed
>> mysql> show tables;
>> +--------------------------+
>> | Tables_in_test_construct |
>> +--------------------------+
>> | affiliate |
>> | area |
>> | cat |
>> | country |
>> | gift_certs |
>> | inventory |
>> | merchandising |
>> | order_returns |
>> | orderline |
>> | pricing |
>> | products |
>> | recurring_items |
>> | recurring_orders |
>> | ship_addresses |
>> | transactions |
>> | userdb |
>> +--------------------------+
>> 16 rows in set (0.00 sec)
>>
>> mysql> show columns from merchandising;
>> +-----------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
>> | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
>> +-----------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
>> | sku | varchar(20) | | PRI | | |
>> | featured | varchar(32) | | MUL | | |
>> | banner_text | text | YES | | NULL | |
>> | banner_image | text | YES | | NULL | |
>> | blurb_begin | text | YES | | NULL | |
>> | blurb_end | text | YES | | NULL | |
>> | timed_promotion | text | YES | | NULL | |
>> | start_date | varchar(24) | | MUL | | |
>> | finish_date | varchar(24) | | MUL | | |
>> | upsell_to | text | YES | | NULL | |
>> | cross_sell | text | YES | | NULL | |
>> | cross_category | varchar(64) | | MUL | | |
>> | others_bought | text | YES | | NULL | |
>> | times_ordered | text | YES | | NULL | |
>> +-----------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
>> 14 rows in set (0.00 sec)
>>
>> mysql>
>>
>> mysql> select sku from merchandising;
>> +-----------+
>> | sku |
>> +-----------+
>> | gift_cert |
>> | os28004 |
>> | os28005 |
>> | os28006 |
>> | os28007 |
>> | os28008 |
>> | os28011 |
>> | os28044 |
>> | os28057a |
>> | os28057b |
>> | os28057c |
>> | os28062 |
>> | os28064 |
>> | os28065 |
>> | os28066 |
>> | os28068a |
>> | os28068b |
>> | os28069 |
>> | os28072 |
>> | os28073 |
>> | os28074 |
>> | os28075 |
>> | os28076 |
>> | os28077 |
>> | os28080 |
>> | os28081 |
>> | os28082 |
>> | os28084 |
>> | os28085 |
>> | os28086 |
>> | os28087 |
>> | os28108 |
>> | os28110 |
>> | os28111 |
>> | os28113 |
>> | os29000 |
>> | special01 |
>> +-----------+
>> 37 rows in set (0.00 sec)
>>
>> I want to remove all the sku's that start with os
>>
>> I am stuck, I tried the command from mysql.com site
>> but it's not working...
>>
>> help.
>>
>> Raymond
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