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drop_foreign_data_wrapper

DROP FOREIGN DATA 
WRAPPER(7)					   SQL Commands 				      DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER(7)

NAME

       DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER - remove a foreign-data wrapper

SYNOPSIS

       DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER [ IF EXISTS ] name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

DESCRIPTION

       DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER removes an existing foreign-data wrapper. To execute this command, the current user must be the owner of the for-
       eign-data wrapper.

PARAMETERS

       IF EXISTS
	      Do not throw an error if the foreign-data wrapper does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.

       name   The name of an existing foreign-data wrapper.

       CASCADE
	      Automatically drop objects that depend on the foreign-data wrapper (such as servers).

       RESTRICT
	      Refuse to drop the foreign-data wrappers if any objects depend on it. This is the default.

EXAMPLES

       Drop the foreign-data wrapper dbi:

       DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER dbi;

COMPATIBILITY

       DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER conforms to ISO/IEC 9075-9 (SQL/MED). The IF EXISTS clause is a PostgreSQL extension.

SEE ALSO

       CREATE FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER [create_foreign_data_wrapper(7)], ALTER FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER [alter_foreign_data_wrapper(7)]

SQL - Language Statements					    2010-05-14					      DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER(7)

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