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 <refmeta>
  <refentrytitle id="SQL-DROPSCHEMA-TITLE">DROP SCHEMA</refentrytitle>
  <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
 </refmeta>
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>
   DROP SCHEMA
  </refname>
  <refpurpose>
   remove a schema
  </refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsynopsisdiv>
  <refsynopsisdivinfo>
   <date>2002-07-18</date>
  </refsynopsisdivinfo>
  <synopsis>
DROP SCHEMA <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

  </synopsis>
  
  <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPSCHEMA-1">
   <refsect2info>
    <date>2002-07-18</date>
   </refsect2info>
   <title>
    Inputs
   </title>
   <para>
    <variablelist>
     <varlistentry>
      <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
	The name of a schema.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
     <varlistentry>
      <term>CASCADE</term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
        Automatically drop objects (tables, functions, etc) that are contained
	in the schema.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
     <varlistentry>
      <term>RESTRICT</term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
        Refuse to drop the schema if it contains any objects.
	This is the default.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
   </para>
  </refsect2>

  <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPSCHEMA-2">
   <refsect2info>
    <date>2002-07-18</date>
   </refsect2info>
   <title>
    Outputs
   </title>
   <para>

    <variablelist>
     <varlistentry>
      <term><computeroutput>
DROP SCHEMA
       </computeroutput></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
	The message returned if the schema is successfully dropped.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
     <varlistentry>
      <term><computeroutput>
ERROR: Schema "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" does not exist
       </computeroutput></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
	This message occurs if the specified schema does not exist.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>

   </para>
  </refsect2>
 </refsynopsisdiv>

 <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-DROPSCHEMA-1">
  <refsect1info>
   <date>2002-07-18</date>
  </refsect1info>
  <title>
   Description
  </title>
  <para>
   <command>DROP SCHEMA</command> removes schemas from the data base.
  </para>

  <para>
   A schema can only be dropped by its owner or a superuser.  Note that
   the owner can drop the schema (and thereby all contained objects)
   even if he does not own some of the objects within the schema.
  </para>

  <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPSCHEMA-3">
   <refsect2info>
    <date>2002-07-18</date>
   </refsect2info>
   <title>
    Notes
   </title>
   <para>
    Refer to the <command>CREATE SCHEMA</command> statement for
    information on how to create a schema.
   </para>
  </refsect2>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-DROPSCHEMA-2">
  <title>
   Usage
  </title>
  <para>
   To remove schema <literal>mystuff</literal> from the database,
   along with everything it contains:

   <programlisting>
DROP SCHEMA mystuff CASCADE;
   </programlisting>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 
 <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-DROPSCHEMA-3">
  <title>
   Compatibility
  </title>
  
  <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPSCHEMA-4">
   <refsect2info>
    <date>2002-07-18</date>
   </refsect2info>
   <title>
    SQL92
   </title>
   <para>
    <command>DROP SCHEMA</command> is fully compatible with
    <acronym>SQL92</acronym>, except that the standard only allows
    one schema to be dropped per command.
   </para>
  </refsect2>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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