DROP TRIGGER
SQL - Language Statements
DROP TRIGGER
Removes the definition of a trigger
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DROP TRIGGER name ON table
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Inputs
name
The name of an existing trigger.
table
The name of a table.
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Outputs
DROP
The message returned if the trigger is successfully dropped.
ERROR: DropTrigger: there is no trigger name on relation "table"
This message occurs if the trigger specified does not exist.
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Description
DROP TRIGGER will remove all references to an existing
trigger definition. To execute this command the current
user must be the owner of the trigger.
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Notes
The DROP TRIGGER statement is a PostgreSQL
language extension.
Refer to the CREATE TRIGGER statement for
information on how to create triggers.
Usage
Destroy the if_dist_exists trigger on table films:
DROP TRIGGER if_dist_exists ON films;
Compatibility
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SQL92
There is no DROP TRIGGER statement in SQL92.