[AccessD] Delete Query problem

Thanks Gustav.  I tried your approach as best I could but it still does not seem to be working.  I used the following [exact] syntax:

DELETE * FROM Clients WHERE CID# =(SELECT CID#_Link FROM Q_DropOuts WHERE CID#_Link =Clients.CID#;);


I got the error message:  
	Syntax Error [missing operator] in query expression 'CID# = (SELECT   	CID#_Link FROM Q_DropOuts WHERE CID#_Link =Clients.CID#;);

I tried also adding brackets around the field names and 'Client' table and query 'Q_DropOuts' but that didn't help either.  I'm obviously still doing something wrong.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gustav Brock [mailto:gustav at cactus.dk]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 7:12 AM
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Delete Query problem
> 
> Hi Joyce
> 
> Use a subquery to locate those clients:
> 
> <SQL>
> 
>   DELETE
>     *
>   FROM
>     tblClients
>   WHERE
>     ID =
>       (SELECT
>         ID
>       FROM
>         tblDropOuts
>       WHERE
>         ID = tblClients.ID;);
> 
> </SQL>
> 
> /gustav
> 
> 
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.   I am trying unsuccessfully to
> run a Delete Query and keep getting the fairly common response  "Could not
> delete from specified tables."  I have reviewed
> > many similar posts and still cannot seem to get mine to work.
> >
> > I have 2 tables named "Clients" (larger table) and "DropOuts" (smaller
> table).  Some (but not all) clients in "Dropouts" table are also in the
> "Clients" table.  I want to delete all client records
> > from the "Clients" table that are also found in the smaller "DropOuts"
> table.  There is a one-to-one relationship between these tables.
> 
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