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NAME¶
DROP_FOREIGN_TABLE - remove a foreign table
SYNOPSIS¶
DROP FOREIGN TABLE [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
DESCRIPTION¶
DROP FOREIGN TABLE removes a foreign table. Only the owner of a foreign table can remove it.
PARAMETERS¶
IF EXISTS
Do not throw an error if the foreign table does not
exist. A notice is issued in this case.
name
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the foreign
table to drop.
CASCADE
Automatically drop objects that depend on the foreign
table (such as views), and in turn all objects that depend on those objects
(see Section 5.15).
RESTRICT
Refuse to drop the foreign table if any objects depend on
it. This is the default.
EXAMPLES¶
To destroy two foreign tables, films and distributors:
DROP FOREIGN TABLE films, distributors;
COMPATIBILITY¶
This command conforms to ISO/IEC 9075-9 (SQL/MED), except that the standard only allows one foreign table to be dropped per command, and apart from the IF EXISTS option, which is a PostgreSQL extension.
SEE ALSO¶
ALTER FOREIGN TABLE (ALTER_FOREIGN_TABLE(7)), CREATE FOREIGN TABLE (CREATE_FOREIGN_TABLE(7))
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