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<refentry id="SQL-DROPVIEW">
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle id="SQL-DROPVIEW-TITLE">DROP VIEW</refentrytitle>
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<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>
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DROP VIEW
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</refname>
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<refpurpose>
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remove a view
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</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsynopsisdivinfo>
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<date>1999-07-20</date>
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</refsynopsisdivinfo>
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<synopsis>
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DROP VIEW <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
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</synopsis>
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<refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPVIEW-1">
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<refsect2info>
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<date>1998-09-22</date>
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</refsect2info>
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<title>
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Inputs
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</title>
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<para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing view.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>CASCADE</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Automatically drop objects that depend on the view
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(such as other views).
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>RESTRICT</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Refuse to drop the view if there are any dependent objects.
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This is the default.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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<refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPVIEW-2">
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<refsect2info>
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<date>1998-09-22</date>
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</refsect2info>
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<title>
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Outputs
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</title>
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<para>
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<variablelist>
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<term><computeroutput>
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DROP VIEW
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</computeroutput></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The message returned if the command is successful.
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</para>
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<term><computeroutput>
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ERROR: view <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> does not exist
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</computeroutput></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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This message occurs if the specified view does not exist in
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the database.
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</para>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect2>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1 id="R1-SQL-DROPVIEW-1">
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<refsect1info>
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<date>1998-09-22</date>
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<title>
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Description
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</title>
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<para>
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<command>DROP VIEW</command> drops an existing view from the database.
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To execute this command you must be the owner of the
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view.
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</para>
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<refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPVIEW-3">
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<date>1998-09-22</date>
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<title>
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Notes
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</title>
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<para>
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Refer to <xref linkend="sql-createview" endterm="sql-createview-title">
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for information on how to create views.
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</para>
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<title>
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Usage
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</title>
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<para>
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This command will remove the view called <literal>kinds</literal>:
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</para>
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<programlisting>
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DROP VIEW kinds;
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</programlisting>
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<title>
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Compatibility
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</title>
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<date>1998-09-22</date>
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SQL92
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