DROP VIEW()			 SQL Commands			   DROP VIEW()



NAME
       DROP VIEW - remove a view


SYNOPSIS
       DROP VIEW name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]


DESCRIPTION
       DROP  VIEW  drops an existing view. To execute this command you must be
       the owner of the view.

PARAMETERS
       name   The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the view to remove.

       CASCADE
	      Automatically drop objects that depend  on  the  view  (such  as
	      other views).

       RESTRICT
	      Refuse to drop the view if any objects depend on it. This is the
	      default.

EXAMPLES
       This command will remove the view called kinds:

       DROP VIEW kinds;


COMPATIBILITY
       This command conforms to the SQL standard,  except  that	 the  standard
       only allows one view to be dropped per command.

SEE ALSO
       CREATE VIEW [create_view(7)]



SQL - Language Statements	  2010-12-14			   DROP VIEW()