https://sqltools.se/tips-and-trix/index.html Recent content in Tips and Trix on My New Hugo Site Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Sat, 17 Dec 2022 19:37:16 +0100 https://sqltools.se/tips-and-trix/delete-many-rows/index.html Fri, 24 Feb 2023 09:20:46 +0100 https://sqltools.se/tips-and-trix/delete-many-rows/index.html Background To delete many rows can be a heavy operation in sql server. It can take a long time and lock a lot of resources. One trick is to delete in chunks lower then 5000, to awoid lock escalation. Below is two ways to achive this. The first one is quick and easy, it make use of the repeat in the go command. The second is slightly more complicated but is useful to use when you need to schedule it in the agent.