The DELETE statement in Jet doesn't take the TOP clause like SQL server. Limit the valid select expressions to those that do not use TOP. EF Core will then rewrite it into a WHERE EXISTS clause to use in the DELETE. Valid select expressions are able to be used directly in the DELETE/UPDATE

src/EFCore.Jet/Query/Internal/JetQueryableMethodTranslatingExpressionVisitor.cs

@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ public class JetQueryableMethodTranslatingExpressionVisitor : RelationalQueryabl
         if (selectExpression.Offset == null
             && selectExpression.GroupBy.Count == 0
             && selectExpression.Having == null
-            && selectExpression.Orderings.Count == 0)
+            && selectExpression.Orderings.Count == 0
+            && selectExpression.Limit == null)
         {
             TableExpressionBase table;
             if (selectExpression.Tables.Count == 1)
@@ -235,7 +236,8 @@ public class JetQueryableMethodTranslatingExpressionVisitor : RelationalQueryabl
                 IsDistinct: false,
                 GroupBy: [],
                 Having: null,
-                Orderings: []
+                Orderings: [],
+                Limit: null
             })
         {
             if (selectExpression.Tables.Count > 1 && table is JoinExpressionBase joinExpressionBase)

src/EFCore.Jet/Query/Sql/Internal/JetQuerySqlGenerator.cs

@@ -869,11 +869,15 @@ namespace EntityFrameworkCore.Jet.Query.Sql.Internal
                 && selectExpression.Projection.Count == 0)
             {
                 Sql.Append("DELETE ");
-                GenerateTop(selectExpression);
 
-                Sql.Append($"{Dependencies.SqlGenerationHelper.DelimitIdentifier(deleteExpression.Table.Alias)}.*");
+                if (selectExpression.Tables.Count > 1)
+                {
+                    Sql.Append($"{Dependencies.SqlGenerationHelper.DelimitIdentifier(deleteExpression.Table.Alias)}.*");
+                    Sql.AppendLine();
+                }
 
-                VisitJetTables(selectExpression.Tables, true, out _);
+                Sql.Append("FROM ");
+                VisitJetTables(selectExpression.Tables, false, out _);
 
                 if (selectExpression.Predicate != null)
                 {
@@ -905,10 +909,10 @@ namespace EntityFrameworkCore.Jet.Query.Sql.Internal
                 && selectExpression.Having == null
                 && selectExpression.Orderings.Count == 0
                 && selectExpression.GroupBy.Count == 0
-                && selectExpression.Projection.Count == 0)
+                && selectExpression.Projection.Count == 0
+                && selectExpression.Limit == null)
             {
                 Sql.Append("UPDATE ");
-                GenerateTop(selectExpression);
 
                 VisitJetTables(selectExpression.Tables, false, out _);
 

test/EFCore.Jet.FunctionalTests/BulkUpdates/ComplexTypeBulkUpdatesJetTest.cs

@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ public class ComplexTypeBulkUpdatesJetTest : ComplexTypeBulkUpdatesTestBase<
 
         AssertSql(
             """
-DELETE `c`.*
+DELETE FROM `Customer` AS `c`
-FROM `Customer` AS `c`
 WHERE `c`.`Name` = 'Monty Elias'
 """);
     }

test/EFCore.Jet.FunctionalTests/BulkUpdates/NonSharedModelBulkUpdatesJetTest.cs

@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ public class NonSharedModelBulkUpdatesJetTest : NonSharedModelBulkUpdatesTestBas
 
         AssertSql(
 """
-DELETE `o`.*
+DELETE FROM `Owner` AS `o`
-FROM `Owner` AS `o`
 """);
     }
 
@@ -37,8 +36,7 @@ FROM `Owner` AS `o`
 
         AssertSql(
 """
-DELETE `o`.*
+DELETE FROM `Owner` AS `o`
-FROM `Owner` AS `o`
 """);
     }
 

test/EFCore.Jet.FunctionalTests/BulkUpdates/NorthwindBulkUpdatesJetTest.cs

@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ public class NorthwindBulkUpdatesJetTest : NorthwindBulkUpdatesTestBase<Northwin
 
         AssertSql(
             """
-DELETE `o`.*
+DELETE FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
-FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
 WHERE `o`.`OrderID` < 10300
 """);
     }
@@ -40,8 +39,7 @@ WHERE `o`.`OrderID` < 10300
 
         AssertSql(
             """
-DELETE `o`.*
+DELETE FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
-FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
 WHERE `o`.`OrderID` < 10300
 """);
     }
@@ -54,14 +52,12 @@ WHERE `o`.`OrderID` < 10300
             """
 @__quantity_0='1' (Nullable = true) (DbType = Int16)
 
-DELETE `o`.*
+DELETE FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
-FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
 WHERE `o`.`Quantity` = @__quantity_0
 """,
             //
             """
-DELETE `o`.*
+DELETE FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
-FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
 WHERE 0 = 1
 """);
     }
@@ -72,8 +68,7 @@ WHERE 0 = 1
 
         AssertSql(
             """
-DELETE `o`.*
+DELETE FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
-FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
 WHERE EXISTS (
     SELECT 1
     FROM `Order Details` AS `o0`
@@ -219,8 +214,7 @@ WHERE EXISTS (
 
         AssertSql(
             """
-DELETE `o`.*
+DELETE FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
-FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
 WHERE `o`.`OrderID` < (
     SELECT TOP 1 (
         SELECT TOP 1 `o1`.`OrderID`
@@ -273,8 +267,7 @@ WHERE `o0`.`OrderID` IN (
 
         AssertSql(
             """
-    DELETE `o`.*
+    DELETE FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
-    FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
     WHERE EXISTS (
         SELECT 1
         FROM (
@@ -301,8 +294,7 @@ WHERE `o0`.`OrderID` IN (
 
         AssertSql(
             """
-DELETE `o`.*
+DELETE FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
-FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
 WHERE `o`.`OrderID` < 10300
 """);
     }
@@ -326,8 +318,7 @@ WHERE `o`.`OrderID` < 10250
 
         AssertSql(
             """
-DELETE `o`.*
+DELETE FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
-FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
 WHERE EXISTS (
     SELECT 1
     FROM `Orders` AS `o0`
@@ -373,8 +364,7 @@ WHERE `c`.`CustomerID` LIKE 'F%'
 
         AssertSql(
             """
-DELETE `o`.*
+DELETE FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
-FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
 WHERE EXISTS (
     SELECT 1
     FROM (
@@ -396,8 +386,7 @@ WHERE EXISTS (
 
         AssertSql(
             """
-DELETE `o`.*
+DELETE FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
-FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
 WHERE EXISTS (
     SELECT 1
     FROM (
@@ -486,8 +475,7 @@ WHERE EXISTS (
 
         AssertSql(
             """
-DELETE `o`.*
+DELETE FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
-FROM `Order Details` AS `o`
 WHERE EXISTS (
     SELECT 1
     FROM (
@@ -751,13 +739,14 @@ INNER JOIN (
         await base.Update_Where_Take_set_constant(async);
 
         AssertExecuteUpdateSql(
-"""
+            """
-@__p_0='4'
+UPDATE `Customers` AS `c`
-
+INNER JOIN (
-UPDATE TOP(@__p_0) [c]
+    SELECT TOP 4 `c0`.`CustomerID`, `c0`.`Address`, `c0`.`City`, `c0`.`CompanyName`, `c0`.`ContactName`, `c0`.`ContactTitle`, `c0`.`Country`, `c0`.`Fax`, `c0`.`Phone`, `c0`.`PostalCode`, `c0`.`Region`
-SET [c].[ContactName] = N'Updated'
+    FROM `Customers` AS `c0`
-FROM [Customers] AS [c]
+    WHERE `c0`.`CustomerID` LIKE 'F%'
-WHERE [c].[CustomerID] LIKE N'F%'
+) AS `t` ON `c`.`CustomerID` = `t`.`CustomerID`
+SET `c`.`ContactName` = 'Updated'
 """);
     }
 

test/EFCore.Jet.FunctionalTests/BulkUpdates/TPHInheritanceBulkUpdatesJetTest.cs

@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ public class TPHInheritanceBulkUpdatesJetTest : TPHInheritanceBulkUpdatesTestBas
 
         AssertSql(
             """
-DELETE `a`.*
+DELETE FROM `Animals` AS `a`
-FROM `Animals` AS `a`
 WHERE `a`.`Name` = 'Great spotted kiwi'
 """);
     }
@@ -42,8 +41,7 @@ WHERE `a`.`Name` = 'Great spotted kiwi'
 
         AssertSql(
             """
-DELETE `a`.*
+DELETE FROM `Animals` AS `a`
-FROM `Animals` AS `a`
 WHERE `a`.`Discriminator` = 'Kiwi' AND `a`.`Name` = 'Great spotted kiwi'
 """);
     }
@@ -54,8 +52,7 @@ WHERE `a`.`Discriminator` = 'Kiwi' AND `a`.`Name` = 'Great spotted kiwi'
 
         AssertSql(
             """
-DELETE `c`.*
+DELETE FROM `Countries` AS `c`
-FROM `Countries` AS `c`
 WHERE (
     SELECT COUNT(*)
     FROM `Animals` AS `a`
@@ -69,8 +66,7 @@ WHERE (
 
         AssertSql(
             """
-DELETE `c`.*
+DELETE FROM `Countries` AS `c`
-FROM `Countries` AS `c`
 WHERE (
     SELECT COUNT(*)
     FROM `Animals` AS `a`
@@ -125,8 +121,7 @@ WHERE [a].[Id] IN (
 
         AssertSql(
             """
-DELETE `a`.*
+DELETE FROM `Animals` AS `a`
-FROM `Animals` AS `a`
 WHERE `a`.`Id` IN (
     SELECT `t0`.`Id`
     FROM (

test/EFCore.Jet.FunctionalTests/BulkUpdates/TPTFiltersInheritanceBulkUpdatesJetTest.cs

@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ public class TPTFiltersInheritanceBulkUpdatesJetTest : TPTFiltersInheritanceBulk
 
         AssertSql(
             """
-DELETE `c`.*
+DELETE FROM `Countries` AS `c`
-FROM `Countries` AS `c`
 WHERE (
     SELECT COUNT(*)
     FROM ((`Animals` AS `a`
@@ -60,8 +59,7 @@ WHERE (
 
         AssertSql(
             """
-DELETE `c`.*
+DELETE FROM `Countries` AS `c`
-FROM `Countries` AS `c`
 WHERE (
     SELECT COUNT(*)
     FROM ((`Animals` AS `a`