[Solved] Query to get rid of matching records C#


You can do this directly in SQL.
Use distinct to get only records that are no duplicates

SELECT DISTINCT a.NAME 
FROM your_table a 
WHERE a.NAME = 'JOHN SMITH'

or use top to get only a certain amount or records as result

SELECT top 1 a.NAME 
FROM your_table a 
WHERE a.NAME = 'JOHN SMITH'

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solved Query to get rid of matching records C#