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| <refentry id="SQL-DROPEXTERNALTABLE"> |
| <refmeta> |
| <refentrytitle id="SQL-DROPEXTERNALTABLE-TITLE">DROP EXTERNAL TABLE</refentrytitle> |
| <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo> |
| </refmeta> |
| |
| <refnamediv> |
| <refname>DROP EXTERNAL TABLE</refname> |
| <refpurpose>remove an external table definition</refpurpose> |
| </refnamediv> |
| |
| <indexterm zone="sql-dropexternaltable"> |
| <primary>DROP EXTERNAL TABLE</primary> |
| </indexterm> |
| |
| <refsynopsisdiv> |
| <synopsis> |
| DROP EXTERNAL [WEB] TABLE [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ] |
| </synopsis> |
| </refsynopsisdiv> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>Description</title> |
| |
| <para> |
| <command>DROP EXTERNAL TABLE</command> drops an existing external table |
| definition from the database. The external data source files are not |
| deleted they will remain on disk. To execute this command you must |
| be the owner of the external table. |
| </para> |
| </refsect1> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>Parameters</title> |
| |
| <variablelist> |
| <varlistentry> |
| <term><literal>IF EXISTS</literal></term> |
| <listitem> |
| <para> |
| Do not throw an error if the external table does not exist. A notice is issued |
| in this case. |
| </para> |
| </listitem> |
| </varlistentry> |
| |
| <varlistentry> |
| <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term> |
| <listitem> |
| <para> |
| The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the external table to drop. |
| </para> |
| </listitem> |
| </varlistentry> |
| |
| <varlistentry> |
| <term><literal>CASCADE</literal></term> |
| <listitem> |
| <para> |
| Automatically drop objects that depend on the external table (such as |
| views). |
| </para> |
| </listitem> |
| </varlistentry> |
| |
| <varlistentry> |
| <term><literal>RESTRICT</literal></term> |
| <listitem> |
| <para> |
| Refuse to drop the external table if any objects depend on it. This is |
| the default. |
| </para> |
| </listitem> |
| </varlistentry> |
| </variablelist> |
| </refsect1> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>Examples</title> |
| |
| <para> |
| Remove the external table named <literal>staging</literal> if it exists: |
| |
| <programlisting> |
| DROP EXTERNAL TABLE IF EXISTS staging; |
| </programlisting> |
| </para> |
| </refsect1> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>Compatibility</title> |
| |
| <para> |
| There is no <command>DROP EXTERNAL TABLE</command> statement in the <acronym>SQL</> standard. |
| </para> |
| </refsect1> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>See Also</title> |
| |
| <simplelist type="inline"> |
| <member><xref linkend="sql-createexternaltable" endterm="sql-createexternaltable-title"></member> |
| </simplelist> |
| </refsect1> |
| |
| </refentry> |