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DROP TABLE

Drop the specified table.

DROP TABLE [IF EXISTS] tbl_name

Notes

  • tbl_name is the name of a table in a MemSQL database.
  • This command must be run on the master aggregator node (see Node Requirements for MemSQL Commands).
  • If there is a view which depends on a table, the table cannot be dropped. See CREATE VIEW for more information.

Example

memsql> DROP TABLE IF EXISTS mytbl;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)