DROP PUBLICATION

Function

Deletes a publication.

Precautions

• This statement is supported by clusters of version 8.2.0.100 or later.
• This statement can be used by the publication owner and system administrators only.

Syntax

1

DROP PUBLICATION [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

Parameter Description

• IF EXISTS

  If the specified publication does not exist, no error is thrown. Instead, a notification is reported indicating that the publication does not exist.

• name

  Specifies the name of the publication you want to delete.

  Value range: an existing publication

• CASCADE | RESTRICT

  Currently, these keywords do not work because there is no dependency on publications.

Examples

DROP PUBLICATION mypublication;

Helpful Links

ALTER PUBLICATION, CREATE PUBLICATION