Confirm Drop dialog

Click the Database Explorer and select Edit | Drop, or select Drop from the context menu, or press Delete.

Click OK to remove the selected item or items, or click the Open query in console icon to copy the SQL statement or statements into the query console.

Item	Description
Qualify objects with schema names	Adds a schema name to the database object name. You can qualify a database object when you have two and more database objects with identical names in different schemes. This option has the following parameters: Auto: automatically qualifies database object names if you have more than two identical database object names in different schemes. Never: never qualifies database object names. Always: always qualifies database object names.
Use IF EXISTS syntax	Ensures that the database object exists.
Use DROP CASCADE syntax	Deletes the objects that depend on the database object that you delete. For example, if you delete a table, the views that depend on it will be deleted).
Reformat generated code	Reformat generated code with the current code style profile. This option affects generated code only and does not affect the code received directly from the server.
Preview	The statement or statements to be run to remove the selected item or items. If necessary, you can edit the statements right in this pane. The statements are executed when you click OK.

Last modified: 14 March 2024