How to eliminate duplicate data in Oracle?
To remove duplicate data in Oracle, you can use one of the following methods:
- Using the DISTINCT keyword: Selecting non-repetitive data rows with the SELECT DISTINCT statement. For example, the following query will return all unique data rows in the table.
- Select all unique values from the table.
- Using ROWID: Selecting data rows using ROWID that are not duplicated. ROWID is a unique identifier for each data row in the Oracle database. The following query will return all non-duplicated data rows in the table:
- Retrieve all records from the table where the ROWID is not the maximum ROWID for each group based on a certain column.
- Use the RANK() function to select unique data rows. The RANK() function assigns a ranking to each data row, and selects non-repeating data rows based on the ranking. The following query will return all unique data rows in the table:
- Retrieve all columns from a table where the rank is equal to 1 within each partition based on a specific column.
Regardless of the method used, it is necessary to choose appropriate column and table names according to the actual situation to eliminate duplicate data.