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  3. 174
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<chapter Id="sql-commands">
<title>Commands</title>
<Chapter>
<Title>Commands</Title>
<para>
</para>
<Para>
</Para>
&alterTable;
&alterUser;
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&createView;
&declare;
&delete;
&dropAggregate;
&dropDatabase;
&dropFunction;
&dropIndex;
&dropLanguage;
&dropOperator;
&dropRule;
&dropSequence;
&dropTable;
&dropTrigger;
&dropType
&dropUser;
&dropView;
&explain;
&fetch;
&grant;
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&show;
&update;
</chapter>
</Chapter>
<chapter Id="sql-functions">
<title>SQL Functions</title>
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</chapter>
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<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPAGGREGATE">
<REFMETA>
<REFENTRYTITLE>
DROP AGGREGATE
</REFENTRYTITLE>
<REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
</REFMETA>
<REFNAMEDIV>
<REFNAME>
DROP AGGREGATE
</REFNAME>
<REFPURPOSE>
Removes the definition of an aggregate function
</REFPURPOSE>
<REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<SYNOPSIS>
DROP AGGREGATE <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">name</REPLACEABLE> <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">type</REPLACEABLE>
</SYNOPSIS>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-1">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Inputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The name of an existing aggregate function.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue><replaceable class="parameter">type</replaceable></ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The type of an existing aggregate function.
(Refer to PostgreSQL User's Guide chapter 4 for
further information about data types).
<comment>This should become a cross-reference rather than a
hard-coded chapter number</comment>
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-2">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Outputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
Message returned if the command is successful.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>WARN RemoveAggregate: aggregate '<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>' for 'type' does not exist</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
This message occurs if the aggregate function specified does not
exist in the database.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
</REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-1">
<REFSECT1INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT1INFO>
<TITLE>
Description
</TITLE>
<PARA>
<command>DROP AGGREGATE</command> will remove all references to an existing
aggregate definition. To execute this command the current
user must be the owner of the aggregate.
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-3">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Notes
</TITLE>
<PARA>
The <command>DROP AGGREGATE</command> statement is a PostgreSQL
language extension.
</PARA>
<PARA>
Refer to the <command>CREATE AGGREGATE</command> statement to
create aggregate functions.
</PARA>
</REFSECT2>
</REFSECT1>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-2">
<TITLE>
Usage
</TITLE>
<PARA>
To remove the <literal>myavg</literal> aggregate for type
<literal>int4</literal>:
</PARA>
<ProgramListing>
DROP AGGREGATE myavg int4;
</ProgramListing>
</REFSECT1>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-3">
<TITLE>
Compatibility
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-4">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
SQL92
</TITLE>
<PARA>
There is no DROP AGGREGATE statement in SQL92.
</PARA>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
</REFENTRY>
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<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPDATABASE">
<REFMETA>
<REFENTRYTITLE>
DROP DATABASE
</REFENTRYTITLE>
<REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
</REFMETA>
<REFNAMEDIV>
<REFNAME>
DROP DATABASE
</REFNAME>
<REFPURPOSE>
Destroys an existing database
</REFPURPOSE>
<REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<SYNOPSIS>
DROP DATABASE <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">name</REPLACEABLE>
</SYNOPSIS>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPDATABASE-1">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Inputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">name</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The name of an existing database to remove.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPDATABASE-2">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Outputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>DESTROYDB</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
This message is returned if the command is successful.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>WARN: destroydb: database "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" does not exist.</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
This message occurs if the specified database does not exist.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
</REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPDATABASE-1">
<REFSECT1INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT1INFO>
<TITLE>
Description
</TITLE>
<PARA>
<command>DROP DATABASE</command> removes the catalog entries for an existing
database and deletes the directory containing the data.
It can only be executed by the database administrator
(See the <command>CREATE DATABASE</command> command for details).
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPDATABASE-3">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Notes
</TITLE>
<PARA>
<warning>
<para>
This query should NOT be executed interactively.
The <command>destroydb</command> script should be used instead.
</para>
</warning>
<comment>Some explanation would be desirable here!</comment>
</PARA>
<para>
DROP DATABASE statement is a PostgreSQL language extension.
</para>
<para>
Refer to the <command>CREATE DATABASE</command> statement for
information on how to create a database.
</para>
</refsect2>
</REFSECT1>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPDATABASE-3">
<TITLE>
Compatibility
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPDATABASE-4">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
SQL92
</TITLE>
<PARA>
There is no DROP DATABASE statement in SQL92.
</PARA>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
</REFENTRY>
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<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPINDEX">
<REFMETA>
<REFENTRYTITLE>
DROP INDEX
</REFENTRYTITLE>
<REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
</REFMETA>
<REFNAMEDIV>
<REFNAME>
DROP INDEX
</REFNAME>
<REFPURPOSE>
Removes an index from a database
</REFPURPOSE>
<REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<SYNOPSIS>
DROP INDEX <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">index_name</REPLACEABLE>
</SYNOPSIS>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPINDEX-1">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Inputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">index_name</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The name of the index to remove.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPINDEX-2">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Outputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The message returned if the index is successfully dropped.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>ERROR: index "<REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">index_name</REPLACEABLE>" nonexistent</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
This message occurs if it is impossible to drop the index
because it does not exist.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
</REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPINDEX-1">
<REFSECT1INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT1INFO>
<TITLE>
Description
</TITLE>
<PARA>
<command>DROP INDEX</command> drops an existing index from the database
system. To execute this command you must be the owner of
the index.
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPINDEX-3">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Notes
</TITLE>
<PARA>
<command>DROP INDEX</command> is a PostgreSQL language extension.
</PARA>
<PARA>
Refer to the <command>CREATE INDEX</command> statement for
inforamtion on how to create indexes.
</PARA>
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPINDEX-2">
<TITLE>
Usage
</TITLE>
<PARA>
This command will remove the <literal>title_idx</literal> index:
</PARA>
<ProgramListing>
DROP INDEX title_idx;
</ProgramListing>
</REFSECT1>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPINDEX-3">
<TITLE>
Compatibility
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPINDEX-4">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
SQL92
</TITLE>
<PARA>
There is no <command>DROP INDEX</command> statement on SQL92.
</PARA>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
</REFENTRY>
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<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPLANGUAGE">
<REFMETA>
<REFENTRYTITLE>
DROP LANGUAGE
</REFENTRYTITLE>
<REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
</REFMETA>
<REFNAMEDIV>
<REFNAME>
DROP LANGUAGE
</REFNAME>
<REFPURPOSE>
Removes a user-defined procedural language
</REFPURPOSE>
<REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<SYNOPSIS>
DROP PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE '<REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">langname</REPLACEABLE>'
</SYNOPSIS>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPLANGUAGE-1">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Inputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">langname</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The name of an existing language.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPLANGUAGE-2">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Outputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
This message is returned if the language is successfully dropped.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>
ERROR: Language "<replaceable class="parameter">langname</replaceable>" doesn't exist</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
This message occurs if the language
"<replaceable class="parameter">langname</replaceable>" is
not found.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
</REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPLANGUAGE-1">
<REFSECT1INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT1INFO>
<TITLE>
Description
</TITLE>
<PARA>
<command>DROP PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE</command> will remove the definition
of the previously registered procedural language with the name
'<replaceable class="parameter">langname</replaceable>'.
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPLANGUAGE-3">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Notes
</TITLE>
<PARA>
The <command>DROP PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE</command> statement is
a PostgreSQL language extension.
</PARA>
<PARA>
Refer to the <command>CREATE PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE</command> statement
for information on how to create procedural languages.
</PARA>
</refsect2>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPLANGUAGE-4">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Bugs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
No checks are made if functions or trigger procedures registered
in this language still exist. To re-enable them without having
to drop and recreate all the functions, the pg_proc's prolang
attribute of the functions must be adjusted to the new object
ID of the recreated pg_language entry for the PL.
</PARA>
</REFSECT2>
</refsect1>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPLANGUAGE-2">
<TITLE>
Usage
</TITLE>
<PARA>
This command removes the PL/Sample language:
</PARA>
<ProgramListing>
DROP PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE 'plsample'
</ProgramListing>
</REFSECT1>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPLANGUAGE-3">
<TITLE>
Compatibility
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPLANGUAGE-5">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
SQL92
</TITLE>
<PARA>
There is no DROP PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE statement on SQL92.
</PARA>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
</REFENTRY>
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<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPOPERATOR">
<REFMETA>
<REFENTRYTITLE>
DROP OPERATOR
</REFENTRYTITLE>
<REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
</REFMETA>
<REFNAMEDIV>
<REFNAME>
DROP OPERATOR
</REFNAME>
<REFPURPOSE>
Removes an operator from the database
</REFPURPOSE>
<REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<SYNOPSIS>
DROP OPERATOR <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">id</REPLACEABLE> ( <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">type</REPLACEABLE> | NONE [,...] );
</SYNOPSIS>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPOPERATOR-1">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Inputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue><replaceable class="parameter">id</replaceable></ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The identifier of an existing operator.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue><replaceable class="parameter">type</replaceable></ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The type of function parameters.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPOPERATOR-2">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Outputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The message returned if the command is successful.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>ERROR: RemoveOperator: ... does not exist</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
This message occurs if the operator specified doesn't exist.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
</REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPOPERATOR-1">
<REFSECT1INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT1INFO>
<TITLE>
Description
</TITLE>
<PARA>
The DROP OPERATOR statement drops an existing operator from the
database.
To execute this command you must be the owner of the operator.
</PARA>
<PARA>
The left or right type of a left or right unary
operator, respectively, may be specified as NONE.
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPOPERATOR-3">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Notes
</TITLE>
<PARA>
The <command>DROP OPERATOR</command> statement is a PostgreSQL
language extension.
</PARA>
<PARA>
Refer to the <command>CREATE OPERATOR</command> statement for
information on how to create operators.
</PARA>
<PARA>
It is the user's responsibility to remove any access methods,
operator classes, and so on, that rely on the deleted operator.
</PARA>
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPOPERATOR-2">
<TITLE>
Usage
</TITLE>
<PARA>
Remove power operator <literal>a^n</literal> for <literal>int4</literal>:
</PARA>
<ProgramListing>
DROP OPERATOR ^ (int4, int4);
</ProgramListing>
<PARA>
Remove left unary operator <literal>!a</literal> for booleans:
</PARA>
<ProgramListing>
DROP OPERATOR ! (none, bool);
</ProgramListing>
<PARA>
Remove right unary factorial operator <literal>a!</literal> for
<literal>int4</literal>:
</PARA>
<ProgramListing>
DROP OPERATOR ! (int4, none);
</ProgramListing>
</REFSECT1>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPOPERATOR-3">
<TITLE>
Compatibility
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPOPERATOR-4">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
SQL92
</TITLE>
<PARA>
There is no DROP OPERATOR statement in SQL92.
</PARA>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
</REFENTRY>
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<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPRULE">
<REFMETA>
<REFENTRYTITLE>
DROP RULE
</REFENTRYTITLE>
<REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
</REFMETA>
<REFNAMEDIV>
<REFNAME>
DROP RULE
</REFNAME>
<REFPURPOSE>
Removes an existing rule from the database
</REFPURPOSE>
<REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<SYNOPSIS>
DROP RULE <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">name</REPLACEABLE>
</SYNOPSIS>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPRULE-1">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Inputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The name of an existing rule to drop.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPRULE-2">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Outputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
Message returned if successfully.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>ERROR: RewriteGetRuleEventRel: rule "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" not found</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
This message occurs if the specified rule does not exist.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
</REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPRULE-1">
<REFSECT1INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT1INFO>
<TITLE>
Description
</TITLE>
<PARA>
<command>DROP RULE</command> drops a rule from the specified PostgreSQL rule
system. PostgreSQL will immediately cease enforcing it and
will purge its definition from the system catalogs.
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPRULE-3">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Notes
</TITLE>
<PARA>
The <command>DROP RULE</command> statement is a PostgreSQL
language extension.
</PARA>
<PARA>
Refer to the <command>CREATE RULE</command> statement for
information on how to create rules.
</PARA>
</refsect2>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPRULE-4">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Bugs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
Once a rule is dropped, access to historical information
the rule has written may disappear.
</PARA>
</REFSECT2>
</refsect1>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPRULE-2">
<TITLE>
Usage
</TITLE>
<PARA>
To drop the rewrite rule <literal>newrule</literal>:
</PARA>
<ProgramListing>
DROP RULE newrule
</ProgramListing>
</REFSECT1>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPRULE-3">
<TITLE>
Compatibility
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPRULE-5">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
SQL92
</TITLE>
<PARA>
There is no DROP RULE statement in SQL92.
</PARA>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
</REFENTRY>
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<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPSEQUENCE">
<REFMETA>
<REFENTRYTITLE>
DROP SEQUENCE
</REFENTRYTITLE>
<REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
</REFMETA>
<REFNAMEDIV>
<REFNAME>
DROP SEQUENCE
</REFNAME>
<REFPURPOSE>
Removes an existing sequence
</REFPURPOSE>
<REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<SYNOPSIS>
DROP SEQUENCE <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">seqname</REPLACEABLE> [, ...]
</SYNOPSIS>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-1">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Inputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">seqname</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The name of a sequence.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-2">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Outputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The message returned if the sequence is successfully dropped.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>WARN: Relation "<replaceable class="parameter">seqname</replaceable>" does not exist.</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
This message occurs if the sequence specified does not exist.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
</REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-1">
<REFSECT1INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT1INFO>
<TITLE>
Description
</TITLE>
<PARA>
<command>DROP SEQUENCE</command> removes sequence number generators from the
data base. With the current implementation of sequences as
special tables it works just like the <command>DROP TABLE</command>
statement.
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-3">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Notes
</TITLE>
<PARA>
The <command>DROP SEQUENCE</command> statement is a PostgreSQL
language extension.
</PARA>
<PARA>
Refer to the <command>CREATE SEQUENCE</command> statement for
information on how to create a sequence.
</PARA>
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-2">
<TITLE>
Usage
</TITLE>
<PARA>
To remove sequence <literal>serial</literal> from database:
</PARA>
<ProgramListing>
DROP SEQUENCE serial
</ProgramListing>
</REFSECT1>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-3">
<TITLE>
Compatibility
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-4">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
SQL92
</TITLE>
<PARA>
There is no <command>DROP SEQUENCE</command> statement in SQL92.
</PARA>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
</REFENTRY>
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<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPTABLE">
<REFMETA>
<REFENTRYTITLE>
DROP TABLE
</REFENTRYTITLE>
<REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
</REFMETA>
<REFNAMEDIV>
<REFNAME>
DROP TABLE
</REFNAME>
<REFPURPOSE>
Removes existing tables from a database
</REFPURPOSE>
<REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<SYNOPSIS>
DROP TABLE <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">table</REPLACEABLE> [, ...]
</SYNOPSIS>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTABLE-1">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Inputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">table</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The name of an existing table or view to drop.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTABLE-2">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Outputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The message returned if the command completes successfully.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue> ERROR Relation "<replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable>" Does Not Exist!</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
If table/view specified doesn't exist into database.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
</REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPTABLE-1">
<REFSECT1INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT1INFO>
<TITLE>
Description
</TITLE>
<PARA><command>
</command>DROP TABLE removes tables and views from the database.
Only its owner may destroy a table or view. A table
may be emptied of rows, but not destroyed, by using DELETE.
</PARA>
<PARA>
If a table being destroyed has secondary indices on it,
they will be removed first. The removal of just a
secondary index will not affect the indexed table.
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTABLE-3">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Notes
</TITLE>
<PARA>
Refer to the <command>CREATE TABLE</command> and
<command>ALTER TABLE</command> statements for information on
how to create or modify tables.
</PARA>
</REFSECT2>
</refsect1>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPTABLE-2">
<TITLE>
Usage
</TITLE>
<PARA>
To destroy the <literal>films</literal> and
<command>distributors</command> tables:
</PARA>
<ProgramListing>
DROP TABLE films, distributors
</ProgramListing>
</REFSECT1>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPTABLE-3">
<TITLE>
Compatibility
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTABLE-4">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
SQL92
</TITLE>
<PARA>
SQL92 specifies some additional capabilities for DROP TABLE:
</PARA>
<synopsis>
DROP TABLE <replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable> { RESTRICT | CASCADE }
</synopsis>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>RESTRICT</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Ensures that only a table with no dependent views or
integrity constraints can be destroyed.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>CASCADE</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Any referencing views or integrity constraints
will also be dropped.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<tip>
<para>
At present, to remove a referenced view you must drop
it by hand.
</para>
</tip>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
</REFENTRY>
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<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPTRIGGER">
<REFMETA>
<REFENTRYTITLE>
DROP TRIGGER
</REFENTRYTITLE>
<REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
</REFMETA>
<REFNAMEDIV>
<REFNAME>
DROP TRIGGER
</REFNAME>
<REFPURPOSE>
Removes the definition of a trigger
</REFPURPOSE>
<REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<SYNOPSIS>
DROP TRIGGER <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">name</REPLACEABLE> ON <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">table</REPLACEABLE>
</SYNOPSIS>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTRIGGER-1">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Inputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">name</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The name of an existing trigger.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">table</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The name of a table.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTRIGGER-2">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Outputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The message returned if the trigger is successfully dropped.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>ERROR: DropTrigger: there is no trigger <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">name</REPLACEABLE> on relation "<replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable>"</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
This message occurs if the trigger specified does not exist.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
</REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPTRIGGER-1">
<REFSECT1INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT1INFO>
<TITLE>
Description
</TITLE>
<PARA>
<command>DROP TRIGGER</command> will remove all references to an existing
trigger definition. To execute this command the current
user must be the owner of the trigger.
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTRIGGER-3">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Notes
</TITLE>
<PARA>
The <command>DROP TRIGGER</command> statement is a PostgreSQL
language extension.
</PARA>
<PARA>
Refer to the <command>CREATE TRIGGER</command> statement for
information on how to create triggers.
</PARA>
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPTRIGGER-2">
<TITLE>
Usage
</TITLE>
<PARA>
Destroy the <literal>if_dist_exists</literal> trigger on table <literal>films</literal>:
</PARA>
<ProgramListing>
DROP TRIGGER if_dist_exists ON films;
</ProgramListing>
</REFSECT1>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPTRIGGER-3">
<TITLE>
Compatibility
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTRIGGER-4">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
SQL92
</TITLE>
<PARA>
There is no <command>DROP TRIGGER</command> statement in SQL92.
</PARA>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
</REFENTRY>
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</PARA>
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<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>&bull;
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
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<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPTYPE">
<REFMETA>
<REFENTRYTITLE>
DROP TYPE
</REFENTRYTITLE>
<REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
</REFMETA>
<REFNAMEDIV>
<REFNAME>
DROP TYPE
</REFNAME>
<REFPURPOSE>
Removes a user-defined type from the system catalogs
</REFPURPOSE>
<REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<SYNOPSIS>
DROP TYPE <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">typename</REPLACEABLE>
</SYNOPSIS>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTYPE-1">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Inputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">typename</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The name of an existing type.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTYPE-2">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
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<TITLE>
Outputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The message returned if the command is successful.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>ERROR: RemoveType: type '<replaceable class="parameter">typename</replaceable>' does not exist</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
This message occurs if the specified type is not found.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
</REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPTYPE-1">
<REFSECT1INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT1INFO>
<TITLE>
Description
</TITLE>
<PARA>
<command>DROP TYPE</command> will remove a user type from the
system catalogs.
</PARA>
<PARA>
Only the owner of a type can remove it.
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTYPE-3">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Notes
</TITLE>
<PARA>
DROP TYPE statement is a PostgreSQL language extension.
</PARA>
<PARA>
Refer to the <command>CREATE TYPE</command> statement for
inforamation on how to create types.
</PARA>
<PARA>
It is the user's responsibility to remove any operators,
functions, aggregates, access methods, subtypes, classes,
and so on, that use a deleted type.
</PARA>
</refsect2>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTYPE-4">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Bugs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
If a built-in type is removed, the behavior of the backend
is unpredictable.
</PARA>
</refsect2>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPTYPE-2">
<TITLE>
Usage
</TITLE>
<PARA>
To remove the <literal>box</literal> type:
</PARA>
<ProgramListing>
DROP TYPE box
</ProgramListing>
</REFSECT1>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPTYPE-3">
<TITLE>
Compatibility
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTYPE-5">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
SQL3
</TITLE>
<PARA>
DROP TYPE is a SQL3 statement.
</PARA>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
</REFENTRY>
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<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPUSER">
<REFMETA>
<REFENTRYTITLE>
DROP USER
</REFENTRYTITLE>
<REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
</REFMETA>
<REFNAMEDIV>
<REFNAME>
DROP USER
</REFNAME>
<REFPURPOSE>
Removes an user account information
</REFPURPOSE>
<REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<SYNOPSIS>
DROP USER <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">username</REPLACEABLE>
</SYNOPSIS>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPUSER-1">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Inputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">username</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The name of an existing user.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPUSER-2">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Outputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The message returned if the user is successfully deleted.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>ERROR: removeUser: user "<replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable>" does not exist.</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
This message occurs if the username is not found.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
</REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPUSER-1">
<REFSECT1INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT1INFO>
<TITLE>
Description
</TITLE>
<PARA>
The <command>DROP USER</command> statement removes the named
user from the database,
along with any databases owned by the user. It
does not remove tables, views, or triggers owned by the
named user in databases not owned by the user. This statement
can be used in the place of the <command>destroyuser</command>
script, regardless of how the user was created.
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPUSER-3">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Notes
</TITLE>
<PARA>
The <command>DROP USER</command> statement is a PostgreSQL
language extension.
</PARA>
<PARA>
Refer to the <command>CREATE USER</command> and
<command>ALTER USER</command> statements for information on
how to create or modify user accounts.
</PARA>
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPUSER-2">
<TITLE>
Usage
</TITLE>
<PARA>
To drop a user account:
</PARA>
<ProgramListing>
DROP USER Jonathan;
</ProgramListing>
</REFSECT1>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPUSER-3">
<TITLE>
Compatibility
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPUSER-4">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
SQL92
</TITLE>
<PARA>
There is no <command>DROP USER</command> statement on SQL92.
</PARA>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
</REFENTRY>
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<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPVIEW">
<REFMETA>
<REFENTRYTITLE>
DROP VIEW
</REFENTRYTITLE>
<REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
</REFMETA>
<REFNAMEDIV>
<REFNAME>
DROP VIEW
</REFNAME>
<REFPURPOSE>
Removes an existing view from a database
</REFPURPOSE>
<REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<SYNOPSIS>
DROP VIEW <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">view</REPLACEABLE>
</SYNOPSIS>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPVIEW-1">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Inputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">view</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The name of an existing view to drop.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPVIEW-2">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Outputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
The message returned if the command is successful.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<ReturnValue>
ERROR: RewriteGetRuleEventRel: rule "_RET<REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">view</REPLACEABLE>" not found</ReturnValue>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
This message occurs if the specified view does not exist in
the database.
</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</LISTITEM>
</VARLISTENTRY>
</variablelist>
</REFSECT2>
</REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPVIEW-1">
<REFSECT1INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT1INFO>
<TITLE>
Description
</TITLE>
<PARA>
<command>DROP VIEW</command> drops an existing view from the database.
To execute this command you must be the owner of the
view.
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPVIEW-3">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Notes
</TITLE>
<PARA>
The PostgreSQL <command>DROP TABLE</command> statement also drops views.
</PARA>
<PARA>
Refer to the<command> CREATE VIEW</command> statement for information on how to create views.
</PARA>
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPVIEW-2">
<TITLE>
Usage
</TITLE>
<PARA>
This command will remove the view called <literal>kinds</literal>:
</PARA>
<ProgramListing>
DROP VIEW kinds
</ProgramListing>
</REFSECT1>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPVIEW-3">
<TITLE>
Compatibility
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPVIEW-4">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
SQL92
</TITLE>
<PARA>
SQL92 specifies some additional capabilities for
<command>DROP VIEW</command>:
</PARA>
<synopsis>
DROP VIEW <replaceable class="parameter">view</replaceable> {RESTRICT | CASCADE}
</synopsis>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>RESTRICT</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Ensures that only a view with no dependent views or
integrity constraints can be destroyed.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>CASCADE</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Any referencing views and integrity constraints
will be dropped as well.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<tip>
<para>
At present, to remove a referenced view from a PostgreSQL database,
you must drop it by hand.
</para>
</tip>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
</REFENTRY>
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