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DROP_TRIGGER (l)

Removes the definition of a trigger

SYNOPSIS

    DROP TRIGGER name ON table
    

    name

      The name of an existing trigger.

    table

      The name of a table.

    DROP

      The message returned if the trigger is successfully dropped.

    ERROR: DropTrigger: there is no trigger name on relation "table"

      This message occurs if the trigger specified does not exist.

DESCRIPTION

    DROP TRIGGER will remove all references to an existing trigger definition. To execute this command the current user must be the owner of the trigger.

    DROP TRIGGER is a Postgres language extension.

    Refer to CREATE TRIGGER for information on how to create triggers.

USAGE

    Destroy the if_dist_exists trigger on table films:

    DROP TRIGGER if_dist_exists ON films;
    

COMPATIBILITY

    There is no DROP TRIGGER statement in SQL92.