Re: Drop Schema from Postgres - Mailing list pgsql-admin

Tripura <k_tripura@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I am trying to drop a schema by writing the following line
>
> DROP SCHEMA "xxx" IF EXISTS

The syntax requires:
   DROP SCHEMA IF EXISTS "xxx";

> I have two issues here -
> 1> I am not sure how to specify the db from which the schema
> should be deleted

You connect to a particular database.  All operations are against
that database.

> 2> I am getting the following error message  -- "DROP: command not
> found"

Perhaps you should try this in an interactive session and paste the
actual error lines.  I get this:

ERROR:  syntax error at or near "IF"
LINE 1: DROP SCHEMA "xxx" IF EXISTS;

-Kevin