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DROP RULE(l) SQL - Language Statements (2002-11-22) DROP RULE(l)
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.
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