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authorTom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>2002-07-18 16:47:26 +0000
committerTom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>2002-07-18 16:47:26 +0000
commit11333426f103bedef311d1dd88b62176276b8544 (patch)
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Implement DROP SCHEMA. It lacks support for dropping conversions and
operator classes, both of which are schema-local and so should really be droppable.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src')
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/allfiles.sgml3
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_schema.sgml184
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml3
3 files changed, 188 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/allfiles.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/allfiles.sgml
index c039f661b0c..c9ece5af561 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/allfiles.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/allfiles.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/allfiles.sgml,v 1.39 2002/04/25 21:47:07 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/allfiles.sgml,v 1.40 2002/07/18 16:47:22 tgl Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
Complete list of usable sgml source files in this directory.
-->
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ Complete list of usable sgml source files in this directory.
<!entity dropLanguage system "drop_language.sgml">
<!entity dropOperator system "drop_operator.sgml">
<!entity dropRule system "drop_rule.sgml">
+<!entity dropSchema system "drop_schema.sgml">
<!entity dropSequence system "drop_sequence.sgml">
<!entity dropTable system "drop_table.sgml">
<!entity dropTrigger system "drop_trigger.sgml">
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_schema.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_schema.sgml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c69893ae2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_schema.sgml
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+<!--
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_schema.sgml,v 1.1 2002/07/18 16:47:22 tgl Exp $
+PostgreSQL documentation
+-->
+
+<refentry id="SQL-DROPSCHEMA">
+ <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>
+
+<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file
+Local variables:
+mode: sgml
+sgml-omittag:nil
+sgml-shorttag:t
+sgml-minimize-attributes:nil
+sgml-always-quote-attributes:t
+sgml-indent-step:1
+sgml-indent-data:t
+sgml-parent-document:nil
+sgml-default-dtd-file:"../reference.ced"
+sgml-exposed-tags:nil
+sgml-local-catalogs:"/usr/lib/sgml/catalog"
+sgml-local-ecat-files:nil
+End:
+-->
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml
index d1d40f3a72b..8249039826c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!-- reference.sgml
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml,v 1.28 2002/04/25 21:47:06 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml,v 1.29 2002/07/18 16:47:22 tgl Exp $
PostgreSQL Reference Manual
-->
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ PostgreSQL Reference Manual
&dropLanguage;
&dropOperator;
&dropRule;
+ &dropSchema;
&dropSequence;
&dropTable;
&dropTrigger;