DatabaseLink`
DatabaseLink`

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)

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: