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3>
4> CREATE TABLE titles(
5>    title_id       varchar(20),
6>    title          varchar(80)       NOT NULL,
7>    type           char(12)          NOT NULL,
8>    pub_id         char(4)               NULL,
9>    price          money                 NULL,
10>    advance        money                 NULL,
11>    royalty        int                   NULL,
12>    ytd_sales      int                   NULL,
13>    notes          varchar(200)          NULL,
14>    pubdate        datetime          NOT NULL
15> )
16> GO
1>
2> CREATE TABLE sales(
3>    stor_id        char(4)           NOT NULL,
4>    ord_num        varchar(20)       NOT NULL,
5>    ord_date       datetime          NOT NULL,
6>    qty            smallint          NOT NULL,
7>    payterms       varchar(12)       NOT NULL,
8>    title_id       varchar(80)
9> )
10> GO
1> insert sales values('1', 'QA7442.3', '09/13/94', 75, 'ON Billing','1')
2> insert sales values('2', 'D4482',    '09/14/94', 10, 'Net 60',    '1')
3> insert sales values('3', 'N914008',  '09/14/94', 20, 'Net 30',    '2')
4> insert sales values('4', 'N914014',  '09/14/94', 25, 'Net 30',    '3')
5> insert sales values('5', '423LL922', '09/14/94', 15, 'ON Billing','3')
6> insert sales values('6', '423LL930', '09/14/94', 10, 'ON Billing','2')
7> GO

(1 rows affected)

(1 rows affected)

(1 rows affected)

(1 rows affected)

(1 rows affected)

(1 rows affected)
1>
2>      DELETE    sales
3>      WHERE     title_id IN
4>                (SELECT    title_id from titles
5>                WHERE      pub_id = '1389')
6>
7>
8> GO

(0 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table sales;
3>
4> drop table titles;
5> GO