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DROP RULE
Name
DROP RULE -- remove a rewrite rule
Synopsis
DROP RULE name ON relation [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
Inputs
- name
-
The name of an existing rule to drop.
- relation
-
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the relation
the rule applies to.
- CASCADE
-
Automatically drop objects that depend on the
rule.
- RESTRICT
-
Refuse to drop the rule if there are any dependent
objects. This is the default.
Outputs
- DROP RULE
-
Message returned if successful.
- ERROR: Rule "name" not found
-
This message occurs if the specified rule does not
exist.
Description
DROP RULE drops a rule from the
specified PostgreSQL rule
system. PostgreSQL will
immediately cease enforcing it and will purge its definition from
the system catalogs.
Notes
The DROP RULE statement is a
PostgreSQL language
extension.
Refer to CREATE RULE for
information on how to create rules.
Usage
To drop the rewrite rule newrule:
DROP RULE newrule ON mytable;
Compatibility
SQL92
There is no DROP RULE in SQL92.