Whats wrong with my Delete clause

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SQL-Server-2005

I'm trying to delete all the rows that are behind the top 5 rows.

SQL

CREATE PROCEDURE DeleteOtherNotes

AS
DELETE FROM notes
WHERE notes_id NOT IN
(SELECT notes_id
FROM
(SELECT notes_id FROM notes ORDER BY notes_id DESC)
foo);

In which, of course, notes is the table, and notes_id is the auto numbered id of that table.

Problem is, i'll get this message:

Msg 1033, Level 15, State 1, Procedure DeleteOtherAantekeningen, Line 8<br />
The ORDER BY clause is invalid in views, inline functions, derived tables, subqueries, and common table expressions, unless TOP or FOR XML is also specified.

What can i do about this?

Posted 22-Mar-11 5:29am

Amateurgrammer

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Eduard Keilholz · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-22T05:35:00

Solution 1

SQL

DELETE FROM notes WHERE (notes_id NOT IN (SELECT TOP 5 notes_id FROM notes))

Posted 22-Mar-11 5:35am

Eduard Keilholz

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Amateurgrammer 22-Mar-11 11:43am

After copying the 'ORDER BY notes_id DESC' behind your code,i've gotten the desired results,
Many thanks.

Eduard Keilholz 22-Mar-11 15:56pm

Great!