DROP TABLE SQL - Language Statements DROP TABLE remove a table 1999-07-20 DROP TABLE name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ] 1998-09-22 name The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing table to drop. CASCADE Automatically drop objects that depend on the table (such as views). RESTRICT Refuse to drop the table if there are any dependent objects. This is the default. 1998-09-22 DROP TABLE The message returned if the command completes successfully. ERROR: table "name" does not exist If the specified table does not exist in the database. 1998-09-22 DROP TABLE removes tables from the database. Only its owner may destroy a table. A table may be emptied of rows, but not destroyed, by using DELETE. DROP TABLE always removes any indexes, rules, triggers, and constraints that exist for the target table. However, to drop a table that is referenced by a foreign-key constraint of another table, CASCADE must be specified. (CASCADE will remove the foreign-key constraint, not the other table itself.) 1998-09-22 Refer to CREATE TABLE and ALTER TABLE for information on how to create or modify tables. To destroy two tables, films and distributors: DROP TABLE films, distributors;