DROP INDEX
  
  SQL - Language Statements
 
 
  
   DROP INDEX
  
  
   remove an index
  
 
 
  
   1999-07-20
  
  
DROP INDEX index_name [, ...]
  
  
   
    1998-04-15
   
   
    Inputs
   
   
    
     
      index_name
      
       
	The name of an index to remove.
       
      
     
    
   
  
  
   
    1998-04-15
   
   
    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.
       
      
     
    
   
  
 
 
  
   1998-04-15
  
  
   Description
  
  
   DROP INDEX drops an existing index from the database
   system. To execute this command you must be the owner of
   the index.
  
  
   
    1998-04-15
   
   
    Notes
   
   
    DROP INDEX is a PostgreSQL
    language extension.
   
   
    Refer to 
    
    for information on how to create indexes.
   
  
 
 
  
   Usage
  
  
   This command will remove the title_idx index:
   
    DROP INDEX title_idx;
   
  
 
 
  
   Compatibility
  
  
   
    1998-04-15
   
   
    SQL92
   
   
    SQL92 defines commands by which to access
    a generic relational database.
    Indexes are an implementation-dependent feature and hence
    there are no index-specific commands or definitions in the
    SQL92 language.