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DROP_SEQUENCE (l)

Removes an existing sequence

SYNOPSIS

    DROP SEQUENCE name [, ...]
    

    name

      The name of a sequence.

    DROP

      The message returned if the sequence is successfully dropped.

    WARN: Relation "name" does not exist.

      This message occurs if the specified sequence does not exist.

DESCRIPTION

    DROP SEQUENCE removes sequence number generators from the data base. With the current implementation of sequences as special tables it works just like the DROP TABLE statement.

    The DROP SEQUENCE statement is a Postgres language extension.

    Refer to the CREATE SEQUENCE statement for information on how to create a sequence.

USAGE

    To remove sequence serial from database:

    DROP SEQUENCE serial;
    

COMPATIBILITY

    There is no DROP SEQUENCE in SQL92.