Performing A Cascade Delete
Sep 3, 2002How to delete a record from a parent table, all relating records in the child tables should also delete.
How to do it by MSSQL 7.0
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Copy And Delete Table With Foreign Key References(...,...) On Delete Cascade?
Oct 23, 2004Hello:
Need some serious help with this one...
Background:
Am working on completing an ORM that can not only handles CRUD actions -- but that can also updates the structure of a table transparently when the class defs change. Reason for this is that I can't get the SQL scripts that would work for updating a software on SqlServer to be portable to other DBMS systems. Doing it by code, rather than SQL batch has a chance of making cross-platform, updateable, software...
Anyway, because it needs to be cross-DBMS capable, the constraints are that the system used must work for the lowest common denominator....ie, a 'recipe' of steps that will work on all DBMS's.
The Problem:
There might be simpler ways to do this with SqlServer (all ears :-) - just in case I can't make it cross platform right now) but, with simplistic DBMS's (SqlLite, etc) there is no way to ALTER table once formed: one has to COPY the Table to a new TMP name, adding a Column in the process, then delete the original, then rename the TMP to the original name.
This appears possible in SqlServer too --...as long as there are no CASCADE operations.
Truncate table doesn't seem to be the solution, nor drop, as they all seem to trigger a Cascade delete in the Foreign Table.
So -- please correct me if I am wrong here -- it appears that the operations would be
along the lines of:
a) Remove the Foreign Key references
b) Copy the table structure, and make a new temp table, adding the column
c) Copy the data over
d) Add the FK relations, that used to be in the first table, to the new table
e) Delete the original
f) Done?
The questions are:
a) How does one alter a table to REMOVE the Foreign Key References part, if it has no 'name'.
b) Anyone know of a good clean way to get, and save these constraints to reapply them to the new table. Hopefully with some cross platform ADO.NET solution? GetSchema etc appears to me to be very dbms dependant?
c) ANY and all tips on things I might run into later that I have not mentioned, are also greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Sky
Can't Cascade Delete
Feb 14, 2007I have a Sql Server 2005 table with 3 fields, an ID field (primary key), a parent ID field, and Name. The parent ID references the ID field (foreign to primary - many to one) within the same table so that records can reference their parent. I would like to place a cascade delete on the ID field so that when the primary ID is removed it will automatically remove all those records with a parent ID that match. Sql server does not allow me to establish this cascade delete.I was considering a trigger instead but only know how tio use the AFTER paramter and not an alternative. Thanks
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Nov 13, 2007I am a C# programmer also acting as the dba for a SQL Server project. I have a table called Folder that has child records in a table called FolderItems. When a Folder is deleted I want the FolderItems to be deleted. I know how to accomplish via code, but I would prefer to have SQL Server perform the delete just in case a folder is deleted via SQL Management Studio or other method.
Is a trigger the way to go about this? I know how to create triggers For Delete, but I just wondering is this the best method to create a Cascade delete or does SQL have any built in "Cascade" delete features.
I am using SQL Server 2005 if this matters.
Thank you,
Corby Nichols
Flying Elephant Software
ON DELETE CASCADE
Mar 7, 2008Helle people. The question is:
I have two tables: Directories and SubDirectories. SubDirectories table has foreign key for DirectoryId. Now if I define this key with ON DELETE CASCADE attribute then in case of I delete a Directory record, all SubDirectory records will also be deleted. But if I have only one table Directories that have field named ParentId and in this field I save an Id of parent direcory. Can I define a parentId field as a foreign key to the same table and define it with ON DELETE CASCADE? Will it work too? Thanks
Delete Cascade
Mar 12, 2008
Hi,
I want to know more about delete cascade feature of SQL Server 2005.
How Can I Use Cascade Delete For The For The Following Situation.
Jan 25, 2008Hi, I have the following tables:
Categories {Category_ID, Column2, ...}
Articles { Article_ID, Category_FK, Column3, ...}
Discussions {Discussion_ID, Article_FK, Column3, ...}
Now, all what I have is just category_ID value (Let us say 3), how can I do cascade delete to delete category's record that its ID = 3 and delete all articles and all discussions that found in that category?
Cascade Delete And Update In SQL 7.0
Jul 23, 1999Is it possible to cascade update and delete while DRI remains there ? That
is without deleteing refrential integrity. If anyone have example of cascade delete and Update using Pubs or Northwind Example , i'll be really obliged.
Cascade Delete,any Limits
Jun 30, 2004Hi ,
I have 4 GB db with 6 tables,
table A parent of table B with cascade
update,delete
table B parent of C,D,E,F with cascade
update,delete
Today I deleted range of values(7000 rows) from table A, but NOT ALL data
deleted from B,C,D,E,F
Is any limitation for cascade delete
Db set to simple recovery, no errors deleting data
Is There On Delete Cascade In Sql Server?????
Aug 4, 1999Hi everyone,
I would to make a cascade deletion. I dont know how to do it in SQLServer.
Thanks very much.
Cascade Delete Question
May 3, 2006I am attempting to clarify how the cascade delete works. For example I have a Parent table and two child tables used for lookup that have the ID_FK = ID_PK from the Parent table.
tblUsers
---------------
ID_PK
Fname
Lname
...
tblUser_Phone
----------------
ID_FK
Phone
...
tbUser_Email
----------------
ID_FK
Email
...
If I needed to delete all records from tblUser_Phone would this delete my USER entry from the parent table tblUsers if I have cascade delete enabled?
Thanks in advance.
Cascade Delete Problem
Nov 2, 2006Hi all, I've been reading for a couple of weeks but this is my first question so please be gentle with me.
I'm pretty new to SQL Server, though I've worked with Access for years. I've got four tables (I'm simplifying) and I need to set up cascade deletes between them. I understand how to create foreign keys and all that, but SQL Server is telling me it can't create my keys because it will create multiple cascade paths. I understand that too, I just need to find a way around it. Here are the tables...
dbo.JOBS
Job_Number
dbo.COLUMNS
JOBS_Job_Number
Column_Number
dbo.ROWS
JOBS_Job_Number
Row_Number
dbo.GRID_DATA
JOBS_Job_Number
Column_Number
Row_Number
Data
Currently I have keys set to cascade delete between JOBS>COLUMNS and JOBS>ROWS so that when the user deletes a job, the columns and rows for that job are deleted as well. No problem there.
If the user deletes a column, I have to delete all the grid data for that column and job. Same with rows. So I tried to establish cascade deletes between COLUMNS>GRID_DATA and ROWS>GRID_DATA and that's where I got in trouble. I assume the reason is that if the user deletes a job, it's going to delete the columns and rows, and I've got multiple cascade paths coming from COLUMNS and ROWS to GRID_DATA. I get it.
The question is, what can I do about it? I don't have a cascade delete between JOBS>GRID_DATA, although I do want that behavior, but I was assuming it just would flow through COLUMNS or ROWS. I haven't bothered to add that key as I'm guessing that would just make the situation worse. Anyone got any advice for me on this one?
Thanks!
Ron Moses
ConEst Software Systems
Logging On Delete Cascade
Jul 23, 2005Hi. I am trying to log (Not SQL Transaction log) all deleted rowsinto a custome log file after performing "cascade delete".I couldn't find any reference for this in SQL manual or News group.Byung Choi
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Sep 6, 2007Hi,
I have a Configuration Table tblConfig with 45 fields-
PK_Config_Id
ConfigCreatedOn
ConfigEditedOn
ConfigStartDate
ConfigEndDate
ConfigFor
¦.
¦.
¦.
And an Employee table tblEmployee
PK_Emp_Id
EmpName
¦.
¦.
¦.
I would create a Configuration and then apply this config to some Employees
So, I created a table tblEmployee_Config with 2 fields
FK_Config_Id
FK_Emp_Id
But I MAY need to change(Edit) few of the properties(fields) of the Configuration record associated to an emp. Therefore I need all the fields of tblConfig table along with employee key in tblEmployee_Config
So, I modified tblEmployee_Config to
FK_Emp_Id
FK_Config_Id
ConfigCreatedOn
ConfigEditedOn
ConfigStartDate
ConfigEndDate
ConfigFor
¦.
¦.
¦.
i.e. putting all the fields of the tblConfig into tblEmployee_Config along with emp key
But instead of having 2 almost similar tables (tblConfig and tblEmployee_Config), I merged both the tables into 1 table having Configurations as well as Employees associated to Configs as
PK_Config_Id
FK_Emp_Id
FK_Config_Id
ConfigCreatedOn
ConfigEditedOn
ConfigStartDate
ConfigEndDate
ConfigFor
¦.
¦.
¦. Where FK_Emp_Id and FK_Config_Id would be NULL for Configurations.
Like----
PK_Config_Id FK_Emp_Id FK_Config_Id AllowBrks WorkHrs
1 NULL NULL Yes 9
2 100 1 Yes 9
3 101 1 No 8
Here record 1 is a Configuration and records 2 and 3 are Emps records that are associated to Config 1.
Now my question is
1. Is it correct if I put a relation like
Primary key Foreign Key
tblEmployee_Config tblEmployee_Config
PK_Config_Id FK_Config_Id
2. Can I perform cascade delete on the same table tblEmployee_Config such that
When record 1 is deleted, records 2 and 3 should also get deleted because they refer to the first record?
Relationships: Cascade Delete
Nov 4, 2006Hi,
I Use SQL Server 2005 Express edition. I have a few tables, which are inter-related. For e.g. I have a project table (ProjectID, Name, ...)
I also have a Project invoice table, in which ProjectID is referred as Foreign key.
Now, I want all the rows in Project invoice (child) table table to be deleted (for a particular ProjetID), if I delete the coresponding ProjectID in Projects (parent) table. If I use the 'on delete set null' or 'on delete cascade' constraint, only the ProjectID (in child table) is nullified whereas rest of the columns have data.
Is there any way out, where the whole ROW (not just that field) is deleted? Or, is it that this can be achieved only by some stored procedure / external program?
Thanks!
Update And Delete Rule - Cascade
Jan 15, 2007Hi, I have a database which saves data about bus links. I want to provide a information to passenger about price of their journay. The price depends on three factors: starting busstop, ending busstop and type of ticket (full, part - for students and old people, ...).
So I created a table with three foreign key constraints (two for busstops and one for type).
When the busstop is deleted or type of ticket I want all data connected with it to be deleted automatically. I wanted to use cascade deleting.
But I receive a following exception: Introducing FOREIGN KEY constraint 'FK_TicketPrices_BusStops1' on table 'TicketPrices' may cause cycles or multiple cascade paths. Specify ON DELETE NO ACTION or ON UPDATE NO ACTION, or modify other FOREIGN KEY constraints.
How can I achieve my task? Why should it cause cycles or multiple cascade paths?
How Can I Find Out Relationships With Cascade Delete
Sep 20, 2007I'm using Management Studio Express, is there a way to find out what relationships of a database have cascade delete set to true?
Also is there a way to change the settings (properties) of a relattionship without having to delete it and add it back?
SQL Server 2005 No Cascade On Delete
Apr 12, 2006I am developing an application with ASP .NET 2.0 using SQL Server 2005. I have a very detailed set of relational tables I would like to use to store my data, however I would like to use the built in Membership functionality of .NET 2.0.What I've done is created MembershipProvider that on user creation links the aspnet_Users table to my custome User table.UserFK guid aspNetId int userIdI then use my own userId to link into other data which uses their PKs to link to other tables, etc, etc like any good relational DB should.My question is when I delete a user using the ASP .NET interface I get a contraint error because my User table references the aspnet_Userts.UserId. I initially wanted to toss Cascade On Delete on my tables which would take care of my problem. I was shocked to find out Sql Server 2005 doesnt support Cascades.. and its suggested that Triggers be used instead (ill durned if im gonna make triggers for all my tables)My question is, what is the best practice in deleting from tabled linked with PK/FK relationships? There MUST be a good way to handle this.thanks
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Nov 2, 2006I've been handed a database with over 100 tables and told to find everywhere a cascade delete constraint exists. I could just go through every table by hand and check, but I think there must be an easier way, perhaps an sql query on the master db. Any thoughts?
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Mar 24, 2007for MS SQL 2000
I am trying to do a hierarchical table and i want to add a ON DELETE CASCADE
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Users](
[id_Users] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED,
[id_UsersSup] [int] NULL,
[Users] [nvarchar] (100) NOT NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]
ALTER TABLE [dbo].[Users] ADD
CONSTRAINT [FK_Users_Sup] FOREIGN KEY
(
[id_UsersSup]
) REFERENCES [Users] (
[id_Users]
)
ON DELETE CASCADE
but MS SQL refuse to create the foreign key
even if there is 4 levels under the deleted id_Users I want to delete all the rows on all levels under
thank you for helping
MS ACCESS - ON DELETE CASCADE Problem
Jul 23, 2005I cannot execute my sql to create a table with ON DELETE CASCADE option.Here is my sql:CREATE TABLE Employees (Name Text(10) not null, Age number,CONSTRAINT pkEmployeesPRIMARY KEY (Name)); <--- This is ok!CREATE TABLE CanTake (Name Text(10) not null, Make Text(10) not null,CONSTRAINT pkCanTakePRIMARY KEY (Name, Make),CONSTRAINT fkCanTakeFOREIGN KEY (Name) REFERENCES EmployeesON UPDATE CASCADE <--- MS-ACCESS says 'syntax error'ON DELETE CASCADE);When I didn't include ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE in sql, it works(but that's not what I want). Why? Could anyone suggest me?Thank you.--Message posted via http://www.sqlmonster.com
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May 8, 2008 I have 4 colums in a table
Project, Sections,Tasks,Subtasks
Each subtask will haven a row.
I need to write a trigger when I delete a task it needs to delete all the subtasks relating to it. When I delete a section it needs to delete all the tasks and subasks relating to it. similarly for project.
This trigger for task-subtask works.
CREATE TRIGGER "[Deletetasktrigger]" ON [Tbl] FOR DELETE AS
SET NOCOUNT ON
/* * CASCADE DELETES TO '[Tbl B]' */
DELETE [tbl] FROM deleted, [Tbl] WHERE deleted.[task] = [Tbl].[task]
THis works fine. But when I do it for sections I get this error.
"Maximum stored procedure, function, trigger, or view nesting level exceeded (limit 32)" ..
Help Please!!!!!!
Foreign Key Cascade Delete Failure
Mar 7, 2007I have a SQL Mobile DB that I am having problems with deletes cascading via foreign keys to delete all child records. The DB is on a WIndows CE5 device that is running a C#.net application.
The are three tables in my DB that relate to this issue (Tests, TestRawInfo, and TestRawData). The Tests table is the main table. TestRawInfo is a child table of Tests and has a foreign key defined that references the Tests primary key (the relationship is 1:1 with the Tests table). TestRawData is a child table of TestRawInfo and has a foreign key defined that references the TestRawInfo primary key (The relationship is 1:many with the TestRawInfo table). All foreign keys are defined with a Cascade on delete. When I delete one or more records from the Tests table I expect the delete to cascade so that all child records are also deleted. Not all the data gets deleted from the TestRawData table, this results in orphan records. I only see a failure however the next time I attempt to compact the database.
Interestingly I can reproduce the problem by opening my Mobile DB in SQL 2005 on my Desktop and deleting data from the Tests table. If however, I add additional records to these tables through SQL 2005 before attempting to delete, the delete works as expected.
Do you have any ideas on what is going on here? Has any one else reported a similar issue? My current work around is to delete data directly from child tables and not rely on the foreign keys to cascade the deletes.
Performance Impact When Using On Delete Cascade
Jan 15, 2008I want to use "on delete cascade" in one of my tables but I'm worried though whether this can affect the performance when having millions of records. To explain more I'm working on a social networking website and I have two tables UserAccounts, in which I only keep the username and password and a few related fields, and Profiles in which I keep the profile data for users, I want to be sure that I won't have any records in the Profiles table without corresponding records in the UserAccounts table. Please see the DDL below to understand more the structure of the tables:
CREATE TABLE UserAccounts
(
UserID INT NOT NULL IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY,
UserName VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL,
Password VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL,
--other fields (e.g. last login .. etc)
)
CREATE TABLE Profiles
(
UserID INT NOT NULL REFERENCES UserAccount(UserID),
-- other fields (e.g. birthdate, nationality .. etc)
)
Any suggestions are highly appreciated...
Cascade Delete From Child To Parent
May 9, 2008Hi All,
I have the following db design:
a Primary table say
CityTable
CityId Pk
CityName
SectorTable
SectorID
CityID FK to CityTable
SectorName
MuncipalTable
MunicipallD
CityID FK to CityTable
MuncipalName
CantonmentTable
CantonmentlD
CityID FK to CityTable
CantonmentName
The CityId can spread across multiple tables. I would like to delete the record from CityTable if all references of CityId have been removed.
For e.g
CityTable
CityId: 1, 2
CityName: Pune, Mumbai
SectorTable
SectorID: 1a, 2a, 3a
CityID: 1, 2, 1
SectorName: Sec1, Sec2, Sec3
MuncipalTable
MunicipallD: 1c, 2c, 3c
CityID: 2, 1, 1
MuncipalName: abc, def, hij
So If I delete SectorID 1a, the CityTable should not delete its record since SectorID 2a and MuncipalID 2c and 3c are still referencing it. But If delete all the records from SectorTable and MuncipalTable referencing CityID 1 then the record from CityTable should get deleted. How can I achieve this using a SP? Please help.
Thanks & regards
Sunil
On DELETE On UPDATE Cascade Syntax Error
Dec 13, 2006Hello
I need to be able to regularly, update or delete data from my parent table and subsequent child tables from A to Z, each table contains data. However, I have having problems.
I have already created the tables with primary keys on each table and foreign keys linking each table to the next.
I tried to delete a row from the parent table and was given this error:
DELETE FROM [dbo].[DomNam]WHERE [DomNam]=N' football '
Error: Query(1/1) DELETE statement conflicted with COLUMN REFERENCE constraint 'FK_DomNam'. The conflict occurred in database 'DomDB', table 'Dom_CatA', column 'DomNam'.
I tried to insert an alter table query:
ALTER TABLE dbo.DomNamADD CONSTRAINT FK_Dom_ID
REFERENCES dbo.Dom_CatA (Dom_ID)
ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE
But on Execute I saw this error:
Error] Incorrect syntax for definition of the 'TABLE' constraint
What is wrong with the above syntax?
Or would it be better if I used a trigger instead because I already have foreign keys set within the tables?If so please give an example of the syntax for the trigger I would need to update and cascade data from all tables.
I would be grateful for any advice. Thanks.
Remove Cascade Update And Delete From Table
Jul 12, 2007hello, once upon a time when i created my db (originally in access then used the conversion tool, which i now know is wrong!) i thought it would be an amazing idea to have cascading updates and deletes, however it turns out now this is exactly not what i want! if i leave them in then it throws errors when i delete records out of my stock table as related records are in the order_line table here is the code (well i think so, im not the best at sqlserver as you probably can tell already) that im using if anyone can help or point me in the right direction that would be great, thanks USE [nashdfDB1]GO/****** Object: Table [dbo].[tbl_stock] Script Date: 07/13/2007 02:52:14 ******/SET ANSI_NULLS ONGOSET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ONGOSET ANSI_PADDING ONGOCREATE TABLE [dbo].[tbl_stock]( [Stock_ID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, [cat_id] [int] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tbl_stock__cat_i__15502E78] DEFAULT ((0)), [sub_cat_id] [int] NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tbl_stock__sub_c__164452B1] DEFAULT ((0)), [location] [int] NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tbl_stock__locat__173876EA] DEFAULT ((0)), [n_or_sh] [varchar](50) NULL, [title] [varchar](255) NULL, [description] [varchar](255) NULL, [size] [varchar](50) NULL, [colour] [varchar](50) NULL, [cost_price] [decimal](9, 2) NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tbl_stock__cost___182C9B23] DEFAULT ((0)), [selling_price] [decimal](9, 2) NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tbl_stock__selli__1920BF5C] DEFAULT ((0)), [qty] [varchar](50) NULL, [date] [datetime] NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tbl_stock__date__1A14E395] DEFAULT (getdate()), [condition] [varchar](255) NULL, [notes] [varchar](255) NULL, [visible] [bit] NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tbl_stock__visib__1B0907CE] DEFAULT ((1)), [picture1] [varchar](50) NULL, [picture1_thumb] [varchar](50) NULL, [picture2] [varchar](50) NULL, [picture2_thumb] [varchar](50) NULL, [picture3] [varchar](50) NULL, [picture3_thumb] [varchar](50) NULL, [picture4] [varchar](50) NULL, [picture4_thumb] [varchar](50) NULL, [display_price] [varchar](50) NULL, [created_by] [varchar](50) NULL, [buying_in_recipt] [varchar](255) NULL, CONSTRAINT [tbl_stock$PrimaryKey] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ( [Stock_ID] ASC)WITH (PAD_INDEX = OFF, STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF, ALLOW_ROW_LOCKS = ON, ALLOW_PAGE_LOCKS = ON) ON [PRIMARY]) ON [PRIMARY] GO
SET ANSI_PADDING OFF
Regards
Jez
Cascade Delete Can Not Apply To Two Foreign Keys
Jul 31, 2004I have a table that contains two foreign keys of two different tables. I want to build a relationship so that when either primary keys deleted in the two tables, the record in the table should be deleted. But, SQL Server does not allow me to save the relationship, it complains that the circling delete might exist. I do not know why, how can I solve this?
Table A:
ID
ProductID <foreign key>
CustomerID <foreign key>
Table Product
ProductID <primary key>
Table Customer
CustomerID <primary key>
I want to cascade delete the record in Table A when either the ProductID is deleted from Product table or the CustomerID is deleted from Customer table.
Problem With Delete Cascade For Self-referencing Tables
Jul 20, 2001Hi,
I have a self-referencing table, something like Emlplyee-Manager. I want to implement the cascading delete in this table. So when I delete a manager than all the employees should be deleted at ANY level below the manager.
I do not have DRI for the Foreignkey (manager)!!!
My problem is that the trigger fires only one time (for the "sons") and not for the "grandsons" and below.
I've used the following flags:
- nested triggers (in "SQL Server Properies", "Server settings" tabsheet)
- recursive triggers (database "Properties", "Options" tabsheet)
I've combined this 2 flags:
1. nested flag reset and recursive flag reset
2. nested flag reset and recursive flag set or
3. nested flag set and recursive flag reset
4. nested flag set and recursive flag set
The results are the following:
-for case 1, 2 and 3 the same results: the trigger fires just for the first level (the sons are deleted but the grandsons remains there orphan)
-for case 4 I have the following error message:
"Maximum stored procedure nesting level exceeded (limit 32)"
so I can't delete anything at all.
Any idea why the trigger doesn't fire for "grandsons" and below?
Could be that this above mentioned flags doesn't works for self-referencing tables ?
Thanks in advance
Cascade Delete Contraints - Accessible Through TSQL?
Sep 25, 2006Hi all,
I was wondering if there is an easy way to loop through all contraints in a database and programmatically set the cascade delete to ON. I have a database with hundreds of contraints, so individually setting cascade delete on them is not optimal.
Thanks for any info in advance!
I think that the constraints are simply held in one of the system datatables, is there anyway to simply update that table?
Trigger Not Firing On Cascade Delete Table
Feb 23, 2008I have three tables:
BulkMemberHeader - which has a cascade delete on BulkMemberDetail of any related records
BulkMemberDetail which has a DELETE trigger which gets the member ID from deleted and deletes the member record from the member table
Member
This issue:
> When I delete a record from BulkMemberDetail the trigger fires and deletes the record from the Member table as it should
> If I delete a record from the BulkMemberHeader, all corresponding records in BulkMemberDetail are deleted, but the trigger to delete the record in the Member table does not seem to fire
Is it a limitation on SQLServer 2000 that does not allow triggers to fire in a scenario like this?
Any suggestions or comments would be great.
Thanks,
Mike
SQL Server 2005 - Can't Get CASCADE DELETE To Work
Aug 13, 2007I'm using SQL Server 2005 (product version = 9.00.1406.00, product level = RTM, and edition = Developer Edition). I have a db with a number of tables; I created a Foreign Key in one table and added a Foreign Key w/ ON DELETE CASCADE to it -- all using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio. When I delete the record in the table with the foreign key, the record in the other table does not get deleted. I tried doing this with a simple SQL script in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and in a simple .Net / ADO (C#-based) program. Only the record in the table that I'm specifically deleting is deleted.
Here's the table that is referenced by the foreign key (I told Server Management Studio to write out the script):
USE [CHNOPSDb]
GO
/****** Object: Table [dbo].[tblDeviceContainer] Script Date: 08/13/2007 16:47:03 ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[tblDeviceContainer](
[ID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
[DeviceContainerTypeID] [int] NOT NULL,
CONSTRAINT [PK_tblDeviceContainer] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
(
[ID] ASC
)WITH (IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF) ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY]
Here's the table that has the foreign key to the above table (again, I told Management Studio to write out the script):
USE [CHNOPSDb]
GO
/****** Object: Table [dbo].[tblNode] Script Date: 08/13/2007 16:46:40 ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
SET ANSI_PADDING ON
GO
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[tblNode](
[ID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
[NodeName] [varchar](50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL,
[NodeTypeID] [int] NOT NULL,
[UnitID] [int] NOT NULL,
[pDeviceContainerID] [int] NOT NULL,
[NodeIndex] [int] NULL,
CONSTRAINT [PK_Node] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
(
[ID] ASC
)WITH (IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF) ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
SET ANSI_PADDING OFF
GO
USE [CHNOPSDb]
GO
ALTER TABLE [dbo].[tblNode] WITH CHECK ADD CONSTRAINT [FK_tblNode_tblDeviceContainer] FOREIGN KEY([pDeviceContainerID])
REFERENCES [dbo].[tblDeviceContainer] ([ID])
ON DELETE CASCADE
I then perform a delete using the following:
Use CHNOPSDb;
delete from tblNode where ID = 1;
It deletes the tblNode record but doesn't delete the tblDeviceContainer record that is referenced by tblNode.
Any help?
Thanks,
Bill
Does SQL Server 7 Support Cascade Delete Referenctial Action?
May 31, 1999Hi, every guru,
I am new to SQL server 7. Recently I need to design a 400-or-so table database. I need an automatic method to delete some relative data in all those table. Can anybody tell me: Does SQL server 7 support cascade delete referenctial action?
Any clue will be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Alan