You can execute the DROP PARTITION TABLE statement to delete a partitioned table. This topic describes how to execute the DROP PARTITION TABLE statement.

Limits

If you delete a parent partitioned table, its child partitioned tables are also deleted.

You must specify the partitioned table that you want to delete in the statement.

Syntax

The following syntax applies when you execute the DROP PARTITION TABLE statement:
DROP TABLE [ IF EXISTS ] table_name [, ...] ;
Note You can execute the DROP TABLE statement to delete multiple tables at a time.
The following table describes the parameters in the statement.
Parameter Description
IF EXISTS
  • If you specify the IF EXISTS parameter in the statement, a success response is returned regardless of whether the specified table exists.
  • If you do not specify the IF EXISTS parameter in the statement, the following error is thrown when the specified table does not exist: ERROR: table "non_exist_table" does not exist.
table_name The name of the table that you want to delete.

Examples

The following sample statement shows how to delete a partitioned table: 
DROP TABLE hologres_child2;