The DELETE statement in SQL Server
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        Published on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:00:00 UT
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        Of the big four DML statements in SQL Server, the DELETE is the one least written about. This is odd considering the extra power conferred on the statement by the addition of the WITH common_table_expression; and the OUTPUT clause that essentially allows you to move data from one table to another in one statement. 
 
        
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