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Oracle9i SQL Reference
Release 2 (9.2)

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DROP PROCEDURE

Purpose

Use the DROP PROCEDURE statement to remove a standalone stored procedure from the database. Do not use this statement to remove a procedure that is part of a package. Instead, either drop the entire package using the DROP PACKAGE statement, or redefine the package without the procedure using the CREATE PACKAGE statement with the OR REPLACE clause.

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Prerequisites

The procedure must be in your own schema or you must have the DROP ANY PROCEDURE system privilege.

Syntax

drop_procedure::=

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Text description of drop_procedure


Semantics

schema

Specify the schema containing the procedure. If you omit schema, Oracle assumes the procedure is in your own schema.

procedure

Specify the name of the procedure to be dropped.

When you drop a procedure, Oracle invalidates any local objects that depend upon the dropped procedure. If you subsequently reference one of these objects, Oracle tries to recompile the object and returns an error message if you have not re-created the dropped procedure.

See Also:

Oracle9i Database Concepts for information on how Oracle maintains dependencies among schema objects, including remote objects

Example

Dropping a Procedure: Example

The following statement drops the procedure remove_emp owned by the user hr and invalidates all objects that depend upon remove_emp:

DROP PROCEDURE hr.remove_emp;