DROP VIEW() SQL Commands DROP VIEW()NAME
DROP VIEW - Removes existing views 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: view name does not exist
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
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.
SQL - Language Statements 29 March 2001 DROP VIEW()