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SQLDropTable[conn,table]

drops a table in an SQL connection.

SQLDropTable[conn,SQLTable[table]]

drops a table in an SQL connection.

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SQLDropTable

SQLDropTable[conn,table]

drops a table in an SQL connection.

SQLDropTable[conn,SQLTable[table]]

drops a table in an SQL connection.

Details and Options

  • To use SQLDropTable, you first need to load DatabaseLink using Needs["DatabaseLink`"].
  • Use this function with caution, as you can lose data permanently!
  • Returns an integer specifying the number of rows affected by the query.
  • The following option can be given:
  • "Timeout"$SQLTimeoutthe timeout for the query

Examples

Basic Examples  (1)

Wolfram Language code: Needs["DatabaseLink`"]

If you find that the examples in this section do not work as shown, you may need to install or restore the example database with the DatabaseLink`DatabaseExamples` package, as described in Using the Example Databases.

Open a connection:

Wolfram Language code: conn = OpenSQLConnection["demo"];
Wolfram Language code: SQLCreateTable[conn, SQLTable["TEST"], {SQLColumn["COL1", "DataTypeName" -> "INTEGER"], SQLColumn["COL2", "DataTypeName" -> "DOUBLE"]}]
Wolfram Language code: SQLDropTable[conn, "TEST"]
Wolfram Language code: SQLTableNames[conn, "TEST"]
Wolfram Language code: CloseSQLConnection[conn];