DROP PROCEDURE

Syntax

Purpose

To remove a standalone stored procedure from the database. Do not use this statement to remove a procedure that is part of a package. Instead, either drop the entire package using the DROP PACKAGE statement, or redefine the package without the procedure using the CREATE PACKAGE statement with the OR REPLACE clause.

For information on creating a procedure, see "CREATE PROCEDURE".

Prerequisites

The procedure must be in your own schema or you must have the DROP ANY PROCEDURE system privilege.

Keywords and Parameters

schema

is the schema containing the procedure. If you omit schema, Oracle assumes the procedure is in your own schema.

procedure

is the name of the procedure to be dropped. When you drop a procedure, Oracle invalidates any local objects that depend upon the dropped procedure. If you subsequently reference one of these objects, Oracle tries to recompile the object and returns an error message if you have not re-created the dropped procedure. For information on how Oracle maintains dependencies among schema objects, including remote objects, see Oracle8i Concepts.

Example

The following statement drops the procedure TRANSFER owned by the user KERNER and invalidates all objects that depend upon TRANSFER:

DROP PROCEDURE kerner.transfer