title: Difference between DELETE and DELETE FROM in SQL?
body: <p>Is there one?  I am researching some stored procedures, and in one place I found the following line:</p>
  
  <pre><code>DELETE BI_Appointments
  WHERE VisitType != (
      SELECT TOP 1 CheckupType
      FROM BI_Settings
      WHERE DoctorName = @DoctorName)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Would that do the same thing as:</p>
  
  <pre><code>DELETE FROM BI_Appointments
  WHERE VisitType != (
      SELECT TOP 1 CheckupType
      FROM BI_Settings
      WHERE DoctorName = @DoctorName)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Or is it a syntax error, or something entirely different?</p>