Question

How would I do this in a stored procedure (SQL 2005):

count = select count(*) from table1 where line like '%success%'
if count > 0:
   delete from table1 where not line like '%success%'

Thanks for any help. My google skills are really failing me today 🙁

Answer 1

So if there are any rows where line is like success then delete any rows where line is not like success?

IF EXISTS (SELECT * from table1 where line like '%success%')
   delete from table1 where line NOT like '%success%'