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From: Holger Jakobs <holger@jakobs.com>
To: pgsql-admin@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Issue with delete
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2021 11:22:47 +0200
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Am 24.06.21 um 11:08 schrieb Rohit Rajput:
> Good day everyone,
>
> I have few tables where i need to delete above 50 million rows each. 
> Since i dont want to delete them all in one shot and block my table 
> for extended time, i am trying to use limit with delete but its giving 
> me error every time. May i please get some assistance here? Thanks
>
> Here is what i am running:
>
> delete from mytable where id in (select id from mytable where 
> condition=true limit 1000);
>
> where i run this, i get following error:
>
>     Error: current transaction is aborted, commands ignored until end 
> of transaction block.
> SQL state: 25P02.
>
>
> I am running it in RDS.
>
>
> TIA, Best,
> Rohit

This message stems from a previous error within the same transaction. 
Unlike Oracle, PostgreSQL cannot execute commands within a transaction 
after an error has occurred.

Make sure that this statement is the first in your transaction or use it 
in autocommit mode.


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Holger Jakobs, Bergisch Gladbach, Tel. +49-178-9759012

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