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DROP PROCEDURE

Drops a stored procedure

Available in

DSQL, ESQL

Syntax
DROP PROCEDURE procname
Table 1. DROP PROCEDURE Statement Parameter
Parameter Description

procname

Name of an existing stored procedure

The DROP PROCEDURE statement deletes an existing stored procedure.If the stored procedure has any dependencies, the attempt to delete it will fail and raise an error.

Who Can Drop a Procedure

The DROP PROCEDURE statement can be executed by:

  • Administrators

  • The owner of the stored procedure

  • Users with the DROP ANY PROCEDURE privilege

DROP PROCEDURE Example

Deleting the GET_EMP_PROJ stored procedure.
DROP PROCEDURE GET_EMP_PROJ;

RECREATE PROCEDURE

Drops a stored procedure if it exists, and creates a stored procedure

Available in

DSQL

Syntax
RECREATE PROCEDURE procname [ ( [ <in_params> ] ) ]
  [RETURNS (<out_params>)]
  {<psql_procedure> | <external-module-body>}

!! See syntax of CREATE PROCEDURE for further rules !!

The RECREATE PROCEDURE statement creates a new stored procedure or recreates an existing one.If a procedure with this name already exists, the engine will try to drop it and create a new one.Recreating an existing procedure will fail at the COMMIT request if the procedure has dependencies.

Warning

Be aware that dependency errors are not detected until the COMMIT phase of this operation.

After a procedure is successfully recreated, privileges to execute the stored procedure, and the privileges of the stored procedure itself are dropped.