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SQL command for removing segments with empty target cells from TM/TB
Thread poster: Olaf Reibedanz
Olaf Reibedanz
Olaf Reibedanz  Identity Verified
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Jul 10, 2013

Hi everybody,

I am in the process of editing/cleaning my databases (Translation Memories and Term Bases) and I need to get rid of all segments where the target cell is empty. (I think this has happened because I made a mistake when exporting/importing segments between databases).

Does anybody know an SQL command for removing all those segments from my database in one go?

Many thanks in advance!

Kind regards,

Olaf
 
Joakim Braun
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Perhaps Jul 10, 2013

I know nothing of your database structure, but if you're looking for a NULL column, it should be:

DELETE FROM ... table name ... WHERE ... column name ... IS NULL;

[Bearbeitet am 2013-07-10 17:42 GMT]
 
NatM
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SQL command Jul 11, 2013

Enter this SQL command in your database:

ID IN (SELECT ID FROM Sentences GROUP BY ID HAVING Count(ID) = 1)

Then, only segments with empty targets will be displayed.
You can then mark and delete them.
 
Ilde Grimaldi
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thank you Sep 5, 2013

Hi. It wasn't me asking at that time, anyway thank you for posting the answer, it was very useful with a TM of mine. I see I lost two thousand targets for some reason.
 
Olaf Reibedanz
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Thanks everybody! Sep 9, 2013

Unfortunately the suggested SQL commands didn't work. I have probably overlooked something obvious... I will keep trying
 


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