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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T08:59:53+00:00 2026-05-27T08:59:53+00:00

select Top(1)* from TableName Where columnName=value selects only the first row just fine. However

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select Top(1)* from TableName Where columnName=value

selects only the first row just fine. However if I change the select to a delete I get an error and can’t figure out how to write a query to delete only 1 record that matches my query from the db.

I’m wondering if anybody out there smarter than I knows if or how this can be done in SQL CE.

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    2026-05-27T08:59:54+00:00Added an answer on May 27, 2026 at 8:59 am

    Did you try something like this?

    DELETE TableName where IdColumn In ( select Top(1) IdColumn from TableName Where columnName=valuev)
    
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