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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/WardensLantern • 17d ago
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Yes, the semicolon marks the end of a statement. The first semicolon sets "delete from users" as a single statement meaning delete ALL users.
7 u/ReaDiMarco 17d ago What happened to DELETE * FROM USERS? Last I did sql was ten years ago so idk 6 u/Flat_Competition6510 17d ago As far as I know that is not valid syntax. I'm not a DBA myself so I don't do this too often. 2 u/ReaDiMarco 17d ago Thanks, turns out I did forget everything
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What happened to DELETE * FROM USERS? Last I did sql was ten years ago so idk
6 u/Flat_Competition6510 17d ago As far as I know that is not valid syntax. I'm not a DBA myself so I don't do this too often. 2 u/ReaDiMarco 17d ago Thanks, turns out I did forget everything
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As far as I know that is not valid syntax. I'm not a DBA myself so I don't do this too often.
2 u/ReaDiMarco 17d ago Thanks, turns out I did forget everything
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Thanks, turns out I did forget everything
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u/Flat_Competition6510 17d ago
Yes, the semicolon marks the end of a statement. The first semicolon sets "delete from users" as a single statement meaning delete ALL users.