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DROP VIEW - Deleting Existing Views in SQL Server

Q

How To Drop Existing Views from a Database in SQL Server?

✍: FYIcenter.com

A

If you don't need a specific view any more, you can use the DROP VIEW statement to delete it from the database. The following tutorial exercise shows you how to delete the view, fyi_links_view: 

USE FyiCenterData;
GO

SELECT * FROM sys.views;
GO
name            object_id   schema_id  type type_desc 
--------------- ----------- ---------- ---- ----------
fyi_links_view  1189579276  1          V    VIEW      
fyi_links_top   1205579333  1          V    VIEW      
(2 row(s) affected)

DROP VIEW fyi_links_view; 
GO

SELECT * FROM sys.views;
GO
name            object_id   schema_id  type type_desc 
--------------- ----------- ---------- ---- ----------
fyi_links_top   1205579333  1          V    VIEW      
(1 row(s) affected)

 

⇒ "sys.columns" - Getting a List of Columns in a View in SQL Server

⇐ sys.views - List of Existing Views in SQL Server

⇑ Understanding and Managing Views in SQL Server

⇑⇑ SQL Server Database Tutorials

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General MySQL Oracle SQL Server