diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/commands.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/commands.sgml
index 8b87a9857d..23b25a91de 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/commands.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/commands.sgml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-<chapter Id="sql-commands">
-<title>Commands</title>
+<Chapter>
+<Title>Commands</Title>
-<para>
-</para>
+<Para>
+</Para>
&alterTable;
&alterUser;
@@ -26,7 +26,19 @@
&createView;
&declare;
&delete;
+&dropAggregate;
+&dropDatabase;
&dropFunction;
+&dropIndex;
+&dropLanguage;
+&dropOperator;
+&dropRule;
+&dropSequence;
+&dropTable;
+&dropTrigger;
+&dropType
+&dropUser;
+&dropView;
&explain;
&fetch;
&grant;
@@ -44,7 +56,7 @@
&show;
&update;
-</chapter>
+</Chapter>
<chapter Id="sql-functions">
<title>SQL Functions</title>
@@ -59,6 +71,7 @@
</chapter>
+
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Local variables:
mode: sgml
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_aggregate.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_aggregate.sgml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bf9fe2c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_aggregate.sgml
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPAGGREGATE">
+ <REFMETA>
+ <REFENTRYTITLE>
+ DROP AGGREGATE
+ </REFENTRYTITLE>
+ <REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
+ </REFMETA>
+ <REFNAMEDIV>
+ <REFNAME>
+ DROP AGGREGATE
+ </REFNAME>
+ <REFPURPOSE>
+ Removes the definition of an aggregate function
+ </REFPURPOSE>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <SYNOPSIS>
+ DROP AGGREGATE <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">name</REPLACEABLE> <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">type</REPLACEABLE>
+ </SYNOPSIS>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-1">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Inputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The name of an existing aggregate function.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue><replaceable class="parameter">type</replaceable></ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The type of an existing aggregate function.
+ (Refer to PostgreSQL User's Guide chapter 4 for
+ further information about data types).
+ <comment>This should become a cross-reference rather than a
+ hard-coded chapter number</comment>
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-2">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Outputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ Message returned if the command is successful.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>WARN RemoveAggregate: aggregate '<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>' for 'type' does not exist</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ This message occurs if the aggregate function specified does not
+ exist in the database.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-1">
+ <REFSECT1INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT1INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Description
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ <command>DROP AGGREGATE</command> will remove all references to an existing
+ aggregate definition. To execute this command the current
+ user must be the owner of the aggregate.
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-3">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Notes
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ The <command>DROP AGGREGATE</command> statement is a PostgreSQL
+ language extension.
+ </PARA>
+ <PARA>
+ Refer to the <command>CREATE AGGREGATE</command> statement to
+ create aggregate functions.
+ </PARA>
+ </REFSECT2>
+ </REFSECT1>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-2">
+ <TITLE>
+ Usage
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ To remove the <literal>myavg</literal> aggregate for type
+ <literal>int4</literal>:
+ </PARA>
+ <ProgramListing>
+ DROP AGGREGATE myavg int4;
+ </ProgramListing>
+ </REFSECT1>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-3">
+ <TITLE>
+ Compatibility
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-4">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ SQL92
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ There is no DROP AGGREGATE statement in SQL92.
+ </PARA>
+ </refsect2>
+ </refsect1>
+</REFENTRY>
+
+<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_database.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_database.sgml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d99d7d43e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_database.sgml
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPDATABASE">
+ <REFMETA>
+ <REFENTRYTITLE>
+ DROP DATABASE
+ </REFENTRYTITLE>
+ <REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
+ </REFMETA>
+ <REFNAMEDIV>
+ <REFNAME>
+ DROP DATABASE
+ </REFNAME>
+ <REFPURPOSE>
+ Destroys an existing database
+ </REFPURPOSE>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <SYNOPSIS>
+ DROP DATABASE <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">name</REPLACEABLE>
+ </SYNOPSIS>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPDATABASE-1">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Inputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">name</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The name of an existing database to remove.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPDATABASE-2">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Outputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>DESTROYDB</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ This message is returned if the command is successful.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>WARN: destroydb: database "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" does not exist.</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ This message occurs if the specified database does not exist.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPDATABASE-1">
+ <REFSECT1INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT1INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Description
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ <command>DROP DATABASE</command> removes the catalog entries for an existing
+ database and deletes the directory containing the data.
+ It can only be executed by the database administrator
+ (See the <command>CREATE DATABASE</command> command for details).
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPDATABASE-3">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Notes
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ <warning>
+ <para>
+ This query should NOT be executed interactively.
+ The <command>destroydb</command> script should be used instead.
+ </para>
+ </warning>
+ <comment>Some explanation would be desirable here!</comment>
+ </PARA>
+ <para>
+ DROP DATABASE statement is a PostgreSQL language extension.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Refer to the <command>CREATE DATABASE</command> statement for
+ information on how to create a database.
+ </para>
+ </refsect2>
+ </REFSECT1>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPDATABASE-3">
+ <TITLE>
+ Compatibility
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPDATABASE-4">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ SQL92
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ There is no DROP DATABASE statement in SQL92.
+ </PARA>
+ </refsect2>
+ </refsect1>
+</REFENTRY>
+
+<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file
+Local variables:
+mode: sgml
+sgml-omittag:t
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+End:
+-->
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_index.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_index.sgml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..726487356e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_index.sgml
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPINDEX">
+ <REFMETA>
+ <REFENTRYTITLE>
+ DROP INDEX
+ </REFENTRYTITLE>
+ <REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
+ </REFMETA>
+ <REFNAMEDIV>
+ <REFNAME>
+ DROP INDEX
+ </REFNAME>
+ <REFPURPOSE>
+ Removes an index from a database
+ </REFPURPOSE>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <SYNOPSIS>
+ DROP INDEX <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">index_name</REPLACEABLE>
+ </SYNOPSIS>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPINDEX-1">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Inputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">index_name</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The name of the index to remove.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPINDEX-2">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Outputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The message returned if the index is successfully dropped.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>ERROR: index "<REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">index_name</REPLACEABLE>" nonexistent</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ This message occurs if it is impossible to drop the index
+ because it does not exist.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPINDEX-1">
+ <REFSECT1INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT1INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Description
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ <command>DROP INDEX</command> drops an existing index from the database
+ system. To execute this command you must be the owner of
+ the index.
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPINDEX-3">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Notes
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ <command>DROP INDEX</command> is a PostgreSQL language extension.
+ </PARA>
+ <PARA>
+ Refer to the <command>CREATE INDEX</command> statement for
+ inforamtion on how to create indexes.
+ </PARA>
+ </REFSECT2>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPINDEX-2">
+ <TITLE>
+ Usage
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ This command will remove the <literal>title_idx</literal> index:
+ </PARA>
+ <ProgramListing>
+ DROP INDEX title_idx;
+ </ProgramListing>
+ </REFSECT1>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPINDEX-3">
+ <TITLE>
+ Compatibility
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPINDEX-4">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ SQL92
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ There is no <command>DROP INDEX</command> statement on SQL92.
+ </PARA>
+ </refsect2>
+ </refsect1>
+</REFENTRY>
+
+
+<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_language.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_language.sgml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09f0cc34d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_language.sgml
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPLANGUAGE">
+ <REFMETA>
+ <REFENTRYTITLE>
+ DROP LANGUAGE
+ </REFENTRYTITLE>
+ <REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
+ </REFMETA>
+ <REFNAMEDIV>
+ <REFNAME>
+ DROP LANGUAGE
+ </REFNAME>
+ <REFPURPOSE>
+ Removes a user-defined procedural language
+ </REFPURPOSE>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <SYNOPSIS>
+ DROP PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE '<REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">langname</REPLACEABLE>'
+ </SYNOPSIS>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPLANGUAGE-1">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Inputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">langname</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The name of an existing language.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPLANGUAGE-2">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Outputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ This message is returned if the language is successfully dropped.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>
+ ERROR: Language "<replaceable class="parameter">langname</replaceable>" doesn't exist</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ This message occurs if the language
+ "<replaceable class="parameter">langname</replaceable>" is
+ not found.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPLANGUAGE-1">
+ <REFSECT1INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT1INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Description
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ <command>DROP PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE</command> will remove the definition
+ of the previously registered procedural language with the name
+ '<replaceable class="parameter">langname</replaceable>'.
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPLANGUAGE-3">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Notes
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ The <command>DROP PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE</command> statement is
+ a PostgreSQL language extension.
+ </PARA>
+ <PARA>
+ Refer to the <command>CREATE PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE</command> statement
+ for information on how to create procedural languages.
+ </PARA>
+ </refsect2>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPLANGUAGE-4">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Bugs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ No checks are made if functions or trigger procedures registered
+ in this language still exist. To re-enable them without having
+ to drop and recreate all the functions, the pg_proc's prolang
+ attribute of the functions must be adjusted to the new object
+ ID of the recreated pg_language entry for the PL.
+ </PARA>
+ </REFSECT2>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPLANGUAGE-2">
+ <TITLE>
+ Usage
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ This command removes the PL/Sample language:
+ </PARA>
+ <ProgramListing>
+ DROP PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE 'plsample'
+ </ProgramListing>
+ </REFSECT1>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPLANGUAGE-3">
+ <TITLE>
+ Compatibility
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPLANGUAGE-5">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ SQL92
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ There is no DROP PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE statement on SQL92.
+ </PARA>
+ </refsect2>
+ </refsect1>
+</REFENTRY>
+
+
+<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file
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+End:
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_operator.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_operator.sgml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4aa87863bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_operator.sgml
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPOPERATOR">
+ <REFMETA>
+ <REFENTRYTITLE>
+ DROP OPERATOR
+ </REFENTRYTITLE>
+ <REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
+ </REFMETA>
+ <REFNAMEDIV>
+ <REFNAME>
+ DROP OPERATOR
+ </REFNAME>
+ <REFPURPOSE>
+ Removes an operator from the database
+ </REFPURPOSE>
+
+
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <SYNOPSIS>
+ DROP OPERATOR <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">id</REPLACEABLE> ( <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">type</REPLACEABLE> | NONE [,...] );
+ </SYNOPSIS>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPOPERATOR-1">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Inputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue><replaceable class="parameter">id</replaceable></ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The identifier of an existing operator.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue><replaceable class="parameter">type</replaceable></ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The type of function parameters.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPOPERATOR-2">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Outputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The message returned if the command is successful.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>ERROR: RemoveOperator: ... does not exist</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ This message occurs if the operator specified doesn't exist.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPOPERATOR-1">
+ <REFSECT1INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT1INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Description
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ The DROP OPERATOR statement drops an existing operator from the
+ database.
+ To execute this command you must be the owner of the operator.
+ </PARA>
+ <PARA>
+ The left or right type of a left or right unary
+ operator, respectively, may be specified as NONE.
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPOPERATOR-3">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Notes
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ The <command>DROP OPERATOR</command> statement is a PostgreSQL
+ language extension.
+ </PARA>
+ <PARA>
+ Refer to the <command>CREATE OPERATOR</command> statement for
+ information on how to create operators.
+ </PARA>
+ <PARA>
+ It is the user's responsibility to remove any access methods,
+ operator classes, and so on, that rely on the deleted operator.
+ </PARA>
+ </REFSECT2>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPOPERATOR-2">
+ <TITLE>
+ Usage
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ Remove power operator <literal>a^n</literal> for <literal>int4</literal>:
+ </PARA>
+ <ProgramListing>
+ DROP OPERATOR ^ (int4, int4);
+ </ProgramListing>
+ <PARA>
+ Remove left unary operator <literal>!a</literal> for booleans:
+ </PARA>
+ <ProgramListing>
+ DROP OPERATOR ! (none, bool);
+ </ProgramListing>
+ <PARA>
+ Remove right unary factorial operator <literal>a!</literal> for
+ <literal>int4</literal>:
+ </PARA>
+ <ProgramListing>
+ DROP OPERATOR ! (int4, none);
+ </ProgramListing>
+ </REFSECT1>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPOPERATOR-3">
+ <TITLE>
+ Compatibility
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPOPERATOR-4">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ SQL92
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ There is no DROP OPERATOR statement in SQL92.
+ </PARA>
+ </refsect2>
+ </refsect1>
+</REFENTRY>
+
+<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_rule.sgml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fce6095f18
--- /dev/null
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+<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPRULE">
+ <REFMETA>
+ <REFENTRYTITLE>
+ DROP RULE
+ </REFENTRYTITLE>
+ <REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
+ </REFMETA>
+ <REFNAMEDIV>
+ <REFNAME>
+ DROP RULE
+ </REFNAME>
+ <REFPURPOSE>
+ Removes an existing rule from the database
+ </REFPURPOSE>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <SYNOPSIS>
+ DROP RULE <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">name</REPLACEABLE>
+ </SYNOPSIS>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPRULE-1">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Inputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The name of an existing rule to drop.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPRULE-2">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Outputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ Message returned if successfully.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>ERROR: RewriteGetRuleEventRel: rule "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" not found</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ This message occurs if the specified rule does not exist.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPRULE-1">
+ <REFSECT1INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT1INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Description
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ <command>DROP RULE</command> drops a rule from the specified PostgreSQL rule
+ system. PostgreSQL will immediately cease enforcing it and
+ will purge its definition from the system catalogs.
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPRULE-3">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Notes
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ The <command>DROP RULE</command> statement is a PostgreSQL
+ language extension.
+ </PARA>
+ <PARA>
+ Refer to the <command>CREATE RULE</command> statement for
+ information on how to create rules.
+ </PARA>
+ </refsect2>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPRULE-4">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Bugs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ Once a rule is dropped, access to historical information
+ the rule has written may disappear.
+ </PARA>
+ </REFSECT2>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPRULE-2">
+ <TITLE>
+ Usage
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ To drop the rewrite rule <literal>newrule</literal>:
+ </PARA>
+ <ProgramListing>
+ DROP RULE newrule
+ </ProgramListing>
+ </REFSECT1>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPRULE-3">
+ <TITLE>
+ Compatibility
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPRULE-5">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ SQL92
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ There is no DROP RULE statement in SQL92.
+ </PARA>
+ </refsect2>
+ </refsect1>
+</REFENTRY>
+
+
+<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file
+Local variables:
+mode: sgml
+sgml-omittag:t
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_sequence.sgml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f60a1159c6
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+<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPSEQUENCE">
+ <REFMETA>
+ <REFENTRYTITLE>
+ DROP SEQUENCE
+ </REFENTRYTITLE>
+ <REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
+ </REFMETA>
+ <REFNAMEDIV>
+ <REFNAME>
+ DROP SEQUENCE
+ </REFNAME>
+ <REFPURPOSE>
+ Removes an existing sequence
+ </REFPURPOSE>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <SYNOPSIS>
+ DROP SEQUENCE <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">seqname</REPLACEABLE> [, ...]
+ </SYNOPSIS>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-1">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Inputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">seqname</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The name of a sequence.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-2">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Outputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The message returned if the sequence is successfully dropped.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>WARN: Relation "<replaceable class="parameter">seqname</replaceable>" does not exist.</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ This message occurs if the sequence specified does not exist.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-1">
+ <REFSECT1INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT1INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Description
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ <command>DROP SEQUENCE</command> removes sequence number generators from the
+ data base. With the current implementation of sequences as
+ special tables it works just like the <command>DROP TABLE</command>
+ statement.
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-3">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Notes
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ The <command>DROP SEQUENCE</command> statement is a PostgreSQL
+ language extension.
+ </PARA>
+ <PARA>
+ Refer to the <command>CREATE SEQUENCE</command> statement for
+ information on how to create a sequence.
+ </PARA>
+ </REFSECT2>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-2">
+ <TITLE>
+ Usage
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ To remove sequence <literal>serial</literal> from database:
+ </PARA>
+ <ProgramListing>
+ DROP SEQUENCE serial
+ </ProgramListing>
+ </REFSECT1>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-3">
+ <TITLE>
+ Compatibility
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-4">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ SQL92
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ There is no <command>DROP SEQUENCE</command> statement in SQL92.
+ </PARA>
+ </refsect2>
+ </refsect1>
+</REFENTRY>
+
+
+<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
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+<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPTABLE">
+ <REFMETA>
+ <REFENTRYTITLE>
+ DROP TABLE
+ </REFENTRYTITLE>
+ <REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
+ </REFMETA>
+ <REFNAMEDIV>
+ <REFNAME>
+ DROP TABLE
+ </REFNAME>
+ <REFPURPOSE>
+ Removes existing tables from a database
+ </REFPURPOSE>
+
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <SYNOPSIS>
+ DROP TABLE <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">table</REPLACEABLE> [, ...]
+ </SYNOPSIS>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTABLE-1">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Inputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">table</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The name of an existing table or view to drop.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTABLE-2">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Outputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The message returned if the command completes successfully.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue> ERROR Relation "<replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable>" Does Not Exist!</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ If table/view specified doesn't exist into database.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPTABLE-1">
+ <REFSECT1INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT1INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Description
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA><command>
+ </command>DROP TABLE removes tables and views from the database.
+ Only its owner may destroy a table or view. A table
+ may be emptied of rows, but not destroyed, by using DELETE.
+ </PARA>
+ <PARA>
+ If a table being destroyed has secondary indices on it,
+ they will be removed first. The removal of just a
+ secondary index will not affect the indexed table.
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTABLE-3">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Notes
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ Refer to the <command>CREATE TABLE</command> and
+ <command>ALTER TABLE</command> statements for information on
+ how to create or modify tables.
+ </PARA>
+ </REFSECT2>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPTABLE-2">
+ <TITLE>
+ Usage
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ To destroy the <literal>films</literal> and
+ <command>distributors</command> tables:
+ </PARA>
+ <ProgramListing>
+ DROP TABLE films, distributors
+ </ProgramListing>
+ </REFSECT1>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPTABLE-3">
+ <TITLE>
+ Compatibility
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTABLE-4">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ SQL92
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ SQL92 specifies some additional capabilities for DROP TABLE:
+ </PARA>
+ <synopsis>
+ DROP TABLE <replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable> { RESTRICT | CASCADE }
+ </synopsis>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>RESTRICT</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Ensures that only a table with no dependent views or
+ integrity constraints can be destroyed.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>CASCADE</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Any referencing views or integrity constraints
+ will also be dropped.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ <tip>
+ <para>
+ At present, to remove a referenced view you must drop
+ it by hand.
+ </para>
+ </tip>
+ </refsect2>
+ </refsect1>
+</REFENTRY>
+
+<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_trigger.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_trigger.sgml
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+<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPTRIGGER">
+ <REFMETA>
+ <REFENTRYTITLE>
+ DROP TRIGGER
+ </REFENTRYTITLE>
+ <REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
+ </REFMETA>
+ <REFNAMEDIV>
+ <REFNAME>
+ DROP TRIGGER
+ </REFNAME>
+ <REFPURPOSE>
+ Removes the definition of a trigger
+ </REFPURPOSE>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <SYNOPSIS>
+ DROP TRIGGER <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">name</REPLACEABLE> ON <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">table</REPLACEABLE>
+ </SYNOPSIS>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTRIGGER-1">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Inputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">name</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The name of an existing trigger.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">table</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The name of a table.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTRIGGER-2">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Outputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The message returned if the trigger is successfully dropped.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>ERROR: DropTrigger: there is no trigger <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">name</REPLACEABLE> on relation "<replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable>"</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ This message occurs if the trigger specified does not exist.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+
+ </REFSECT2>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPTRIGGER-1">
+ <REFSECT1INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT1INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Description
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ <command>DROP TRIGGER</command> will remove all references to an existing
+ trigger definition. To execute this command the current
+ user must be the owner of the trigger.
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTRIGGER-3">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Notes
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ The <command>DROP TRIGGER</command> statement is a PostgreSQL
+ language extension.
+ </PARA>
+ <PARA>
+ Refer to the <command>CREATE TRIGGER</command> statement for
+ information on how to create triggers.
+ </PARA>
+ </REFSECT2>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPTRIGGER-2">
+ <TITLE>
+ Usage
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ Destroy the <literal>if_dist_exists</literal> trigger on table <literal>films</literal>:
+ </PARA>
+ <ProgramListing>
+ DROP TRIGGER if_dist_exists ON films;
+ </ProgramListing>
+ </REFSECT1>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPTRIGGER-3">
+ <TITLE>
+ Compatibility
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTRIGGER-4">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ SQL92
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ There is no <command>DROP TRIGGER</command> statement in SQL92.
+ </PARA>
+ </refsect2>
+ </refsect1>
+</REFENTRY>
+
+<!--
+<REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">
+</REPLACEABLE>
+<ReturnValue></ReturnValue>
+<PARA>
+</PARA>
+<VARIABLELIST>
+<VARLISTENTRY>
+<TERM>•
+</TERM>
+<LISTITEM>
+<PARA>
+</PARA>
+</LISTITEM>
+</VARLISTENTRY>
+</VARIABLELIST>
+<PARA>
+</PARA>
+-->
+
+<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file
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+End:
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_type.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_type.sgml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f900e5b11
--- /dev/null
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+<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPTYPE">
+ <REFMETA>
+ <REFENTRYTITLE>
+ DROP TYPE
+ </REFENTRYTITLE>
+ <REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
+ </REFMETA>
+ <REFNAMEDIV>
+ <REFNAME>
+ DROP TYPE
+ </REFNAME>
+ <REFPURPOSE>
+ Removes a user-defined type from the system catalogs
+ </REFPURPOSE>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <SYNOPSIS>
+ DROP TYPE <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">typename</REPLACEABLE>
+ </SYNOPSIS>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTYPE-1">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Inputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">typename</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The name of an existing type.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTYPE-2">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Outputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The message returned if the command is successful.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>ERROR: RemoveType: type '<replaceable class="parameter">typename</replaceable>' does not exist</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ This message occurs if the specified type is not found.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPTYPE-1">
+ <REFSECT1INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT1INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Description
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ <command>DROP TYPE</command> will remove a user type from the
+ system catalogs.
+ </PARA>
+ <PARA>
+ Only the owner of a type can remove it.
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTYPE-3">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Notes
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ DROP TYPE statement is a PostgreSQL language extension.
+ </PARA>
+ <PARA>
+ Refer to the <command>CREATE TYPE</command> statement for
+ inforamation on how to create types.
+ </PARA>
+ <PARA>
+ It is the user's responsibility to remove any operators,
+ functions, aggregates, access methods, subtypes, classes,
+ and so on, that use a deleted type.
+ </PARA>
+ </refsect2>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTYPE-4">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Bugs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ If a built-in type is removed, the behavior of the backend
+ is unpredictable.
+ </PARA>
+ </refsect2>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPTYPE-2">
+ <TITLE>
+ Usage
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ To remove the <literal>box</literal> type:
+ </PARA>
+ <ProgramListing>
+ DROP TYPE box
+ </ProgramListing>
+ </REFSECT1>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPTYPE-3">
+ <TITLE>
+ Compatibility
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPTYPE-5">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ SQL3
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ DROP TYPE is a SQL3 statement.
+ </PARA>
+ </refsect2>
+ </refsect1>
+</REFENTRY>
+
+
+<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file
+Local variables:
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_user.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_user.sgml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a99e5005b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_user.sgml
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+<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPUSER">
+ <REFMETA>
+ <REFENTRYTITLE>
+ DROP USER
+ </REFENTRYTITLE>
+ <REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
+ </REFMETA>
+ <REFNAMEDIV>
+ <REFNAME>
+ DROP USER
+ </REFNAME>
+ <REFPURPOSE>
+ Removes an user account information
+ </REFPURPOSE>
+
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <SYNOPSIS>
+ DROP USER <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">username</REPLACEABLE>
+ </SYNOPSIS>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPUSER-1">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Inputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">username</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The name of an existing user.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPUSER-2">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Outputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The message returned if the user is successfully deleted.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>ERROR: removeUser: user "<replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable>" does not exist.</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ This message occurs if the username is not found.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPUSER-1">
+ <REFSECT1INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT1INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Description
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ The <command>DROP USER</command> statement removes the named
+ user from the database,
+ along with any databases owned by the user. It
+ does not remove tables, views, or triggers owned by the
+ named user in databases not owned by the user. This statement
+ can be used in the place of the <command>destroyuser</command>
+ script, regardless of how the user was created.
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPUSER-3">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Notes
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ The <command>DROP USER</command> statement is a PostgreSQL
+ language extension.
+ </PARA>
+ <PARA>
+ Refer to the <command>CREATE USER</command> and
+ <command>ALTER USER</command> statements for information on
+ how to create or modify user accounts.
+ </PARA>
+ </REFSECT2>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPUSER-2">
+ <TITLE>
+ Usage
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ To drop a user account:
+ </PARA>
+ <ProgramListing>
+ DROP USER Jonathan;
+ </ProgramListing>
+ </REFSECT1>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPUSER-3">
+ <TITLE>
+ Compatibility
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPUSER-4">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ SQL92
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ There is no <command>DROP USER</command> statement on SQL92.
+ </PARA>
+ </refsect2>
+ </refsect1>
+</REFENTRY>
+
+
+<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9be7a94610
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+<REFENTRY ID="SQL-DROPVIEW">
+ <REFMETA>
+ <REFENTRYTITLE>
+ DROP VIEW
+ </REFENTRYTITLE>
+ <REFMISCINFO>SQL - Language Statements</REFMISCINFO>
+ </REFMETA>
+ <REFNAMEDIV>
+ <REFNAME>
+ DROP VIEW
+ </REFNAME>
+ <REFPURPOSE>
+ Removes an existing view from a database
+ </REFPURPOSE>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+ <REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
+ <SYNOPSIS>
+ DROP VIEW <REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">view</REPLACEABLE>
+ </SYNOPSIS>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPVIEW-1">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Inputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue><REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">view</REPLACEABLE></ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The name of an existing view to drop.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </VARIABLELIST>
+ </REFSECT2>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPVIEW-2">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Outputs
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ <VARIABLELIST>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>DROP</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ The message returned if the command is successful.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ <VARLISTENTRY>
+ <TERM>
+ <ReturnValue>
+ ERROR: RewriteGetRuleEventRel: rule "_RET<REPLACEABLE CLASS="PARAMETER">view</REPLACEABLE>" not found</ReturnValue>
+ </TERM>
+ <LISTITEM>
+ <PARA>
+ This message occurs if the specified view does not exist in
+ the database.
+ </PARA>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </LISTITEM>
+ </VARLISTENTRY>
+ </variablelist>
+ </REFSECT2>
+ </REFSYNOPSISDIV>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPVIEW-1">
+ <REFSECT1INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT1INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Description
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ <command>DROP VIEW</command> drops an existing view from the database.
+ To execute this command you must be the owner of the
+ view.
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPVIEW-3">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ Notes
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ The PostgreSQL <command>DROP TABLE</command> statement also drops views.
+ </PARA>
+<PARA>
+ Refer to the<command> CREATE VIEW</command> statement for information on how to create views.
+ </PARA>
+ </REFSECT2>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPVIEW-2">
+ <TITLE>
+ Usage
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ This command will remove the view called <literal>kinds</literal>:
+ </PARA>
+ <ProgramListing>
+ DROP VIEW kinds
+ </ProgramListing>
+ </REFSECT1>
+
+ <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-DROPVIEW-3">
+ <TITLE>
+ Compatibility
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ </PARA>
+
+ <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-DROPVIEW-4">
+ <REFSECT2INFO>
+ <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
+ </REFSECT2INFO>
+ <TITLE>
+ SQL92
+ </TITLE>
+ <PARA>
+ SQL92 specifies some additional capabilities for
+ <command>DROP VIEW</command>:
+ </PARA>
+
+ <synopsis>
+ DROP VIEW <replaceable class="parameter">view</replaceable> {RESTRICT | CASCADE}
+ </synopsis>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>RESTRICT</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Ensures that only a view with no dependent views or
+ integrity constraints can be destroyed.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>CASCADE</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Any referencing views and integrity constraints
+ will be dropped as well.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ <tip>
+ <para>
+ At present, to remove a referenced view from a PostgreSQL database,
+ you must drop it by hand.
+ </para>
+ </tip>
+ </refsect2>
+ </refsect1>
+</REFENTRY>
+
+<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file
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