Select statement to find duplicates on certain fields

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To get the list of fields for which there are multiple records, you can use..

select field1,field2,field3, count(*)
  from table_name
  group by field1,field2,field3
  having count(*) > 1

Check this link for more information on how to delete the rows.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/139444

There should be a criterion for deciding how you define “first rows” before you use the approach in the link above. Based on that you’ll need to use an order by clause and a sub query if needed. If you can post some sample data, it would really help.

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