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DROP FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER
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 foreign-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 foreign tables and servers), and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.13).
- RESTRICT
-
Refuse to drop the foreign-data wrapper 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.