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MS SQL Server - Drop table link---Drop table if exists.
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In this article, we would like to show you how to DROP TABLE in MS SQL Server.
Quick solution:
DROP TABLE [table_name];
Practical example
To show how the DROP TABLE statement works, we will use the following table:
Note:
At the end of this article you can find database preparation SQL queries.
Example
In this example, we will delete the users table.
Query:
DROP TABLE [users];
Output:
Popular error
If you try to drop a table that already exists with DROP TABLE query you will get an error:
If you try to DROP TABLE IF EXISTS you will get a warning instead:
Note:
For more information go to this article: MS SQL Server - Drop table if exists.
Database preparation
create_tables.sql file:
CREATE TABLE [users] (
[id] INT IDENTITY(1,1),
[name] VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
[surname] VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
[department_id] INT,
[salary] DECIMAL(15,2) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY ([id])
);
insert_data.sql file:
INSERT INTO [users]
( [name], [surname], [department_id], [salary])
VALUES
('John', 'Stewart', 1, '3512.00'),
('Chris', 'Brown', 2, '1344.00'),
('Kate', 'Lewis', 3, '6574.00'),
('Ailisa', 'Gomez', NULL, '6500.00'),
('Gwendolyn', 'James', 2, '4200.00'),
('Simon', 'Collins', 4, '3320.00'),
('Taylor', 'Martin', 2, '1500.00'),
('Andrew', 'Thompson', NULL, '2100.00');