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DROP
LANGUAGE
Name
DROP LANGUAGE -- remove a user-defined
procedural language
Synopsis
DROP [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE name
Inputs
- name
-
The name of an existing procedural language. For
backward compatibility, the name may be enclosed by
single quotes.
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 PostgreSQL
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 LANGUAGE plsample;
Compatibility
SQL92
There is no DROP PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE
in SQL92.