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DROP_VIEW(l) DROP_VIEW(l)
NAME
DROP VIEW - Removes an existing view from a database
SYNOPSIS
DROP VIEW name
INPUTS
name The name of an existing view.
OUTPUTS
DROP The message returned if the command is successful.
ERROR: RewriteGetRuleEventRel: rule "_RETname" not found
This message occurs if the specified view does not
exist in the database.
DESCRIPTION
DROP VIEW drops an existing view from the database. To
execute this command you must be the owner of the view.
NOTES
The Postgres DROP TABLE statement also drops views.
Refer to CREATE VIEW for information on how to create
views.
USAGE
This command will remove the view called kinds:
DROP VIEW kinds;
COMPATIBILITY
SQL92
SQL92 specifies some additional capabilities for DROP
VIEW:
DROP VIEW view { RESTRICT | CASCADE }
INPUTS
RESTRICT
Ensures that only a view with no dependent views or
integrity constraints can be destroyed.
CASCADE
Any referencing views and integrity constraints
will be dropped as well.
NOTES
At present, to remove a referenced view from a Postgres
database, you must drop it explicitly.
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