Thread: sql command to drop everything

Is there a SQL command to delete everything (including the tables) from
a db?  Not a complete drop so that the db doesn't exist anymore, but
just so that there's nothing in it.

--Bryan

Bryan Irvine wrote:
> Is there a SQL command to delete everything (including the tables) from
> a db?  Not a complete drop so that the db doesn't exist anymore, but
> just so that there's nothing in it.

Nope, just drop/recreate.  It is faster.

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Hi,

Bryan Irvine wrote, On 12/6/2003 2:04 AM:

> Is there a SQL command to delete everything (including the tables) from
> a db?  Not a complete drop so that the db doesn't exist anymore, but
> just so that there's nothing in it.

you can drop the schema.

drop schema NAME cascade;

C.