Name
DROP INDEX
-- Removes existing indexes from a database
Synopsis
DROP INDEX index_name [, ...]
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Inputs
- index_name
The name of an index to remove.
Outputs
- DROP
The message returned if the command completes successfully.
- ERROR: index "index_name" does not exist
This message occurs if index_name
is not an index in the database.
Description
DROP INDEX drops an existing index from the database
system. To execute this command you must be the owner of
the index.
Notes
Refer to CREATE INDEX
for information on how to create indexes.
Usage
To remove the title_idx index:
Compatibility
SQL92
There is no DROP INDEX statement in SQL92.