DROP PUBLICATION

Function Description

DROP PUBLICATION deletes an existing publication from a database.

Precautions

A publication can be deleted only by its owner or the system administrator.

Syntax

DROP PUBLICATION [ IF EXISTS ] name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

Parameter Description

• IF EXISTS

  Does not throw an error if a publication does not exist, but instead reports a notice.

• name

  Specifies the name of an existing publication.

• CASCADE|RESTRICT

  Currently, these keywords do not work because there is no dependency on publications.

Example

For details, see Example.

Helpful Links

ALTER PUBLICATION, CREATE PUBLICATION