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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml')
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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml index ee28e0ef5e7..45a612114a4 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml,v 1.21 2005/01/04 00:39:53 tgl Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml,v 1.22 2005/11/19 17:39:44 adunstan Exp $ PostgreSQL documentation --> @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <refsynopsisdiv> <synopsis> -DROP VIEW <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ] +DROP VIEW [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ] </synopsis> </refsynopsisdiv> @@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ DROP VIEW <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...] [ CASCADE | <variablelist> <varlistentry> + <term><literal>IF EXISTS</literal></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Do not throw an error if the view does not exist. A notice is issued + in this case. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term> <listitem> <para> @@ -84,7 +94,9 @@ DROP VIEW kinds; <para> This command conforms to the SQL standard, except that the standard only - allows one view to be dropped per command. + allows one view to be dropped per command, and apart from the + <literal>IF EXISTS</> option, which is a <productname>PostgreSQL</> + extension. </para> </refsect1> |