DROP ACCESS METHOD
Removes an access method
Synopsis
DROP ACCESS METHOD [IF EXISTS] <name> [CASCADE | RESTRICT]Description
DROP ACCESS METHOD removes an existing access method. Only superusers can drop access methods.
Parameters
IF EXISTS Do not throw an error if the access method does not exist. WarehousePG issues a notice in this case.
name The name of an existing access method.
CASCADE Automatically drop objects that depend on the access method (such as operator classes, operator families, and indexes), and in turn all objects that depend on those objects.
RESTRICT Refuse to drop the access method if any objects depend on it. This is the default.
Examples
Drop the access method heptree;
sql
DROP ACCESS METHOD heptree;Compatibility
DROP ACCESS METHOD is a WarehousePG extension.
See Also
Parent topic: SQL Commands