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DROP LANGUAGE

Name

DROP LANGUAGE -- Removes a user-defined procedural language

DROP PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE 'name '

Inputs

name 
The name of an existing procedural language.

Outputs

DROP 
This message is returned if the language is successfully dropped.
ERROR: Language "name " doesn't exist
This message occurs if a language called name is not found in the database.

Description

DROP PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE will remove the definition of the previously registered procedural language called name.

Notes

The DROP PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE statement is a Postgres language extension.

Refer to CREATE LANGUAGE for information on how to create procedural languages.

No checks are made if functions or trigger procedures registered in this language still exist. To re-enable them without having to drop and recreate all the functions, the pg_proc's prolang attribute of the functions must be adjusted to the new object ID of the recreated pg_language entry for the PL.

Usage

This command removes the PL/Sample language:

 

        DROP PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE 'plsample'; 
 

Compatibility

SQL92

There is no DROP PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE in SQL92.


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Bruce Momjian
2001-05-09