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>Name</H2
> DROP DATABASE
— Destroys an existing database
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>DROP DATABASE <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
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><SPAN
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> The name of an existing database to remove.
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> This message is returned if the command is successful.
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><SPAN
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>WARN: destroydb: database "<TT
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> This message occurs if the specified database does not exist.
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> <B
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>DROP DATABASE</B
> removes the catalog entries for an existing
database and deletes the directory containing the data.
It can only be executed by the database administrator
(See the <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>CREATE DATABASE</B
> command for details).
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><B
>Tip: </B
> This query cannot be executed while connected to the target
database. It is usually preferable to use the
<B
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>destroydb</B
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> Refer to the <B
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