----------  Drop Commands  ----------

There are twelve commands beginning with "drop".

They are:

1) drop TABLE ...

This command REMOVES a table from the database.  It does  not  respect  delete
constraints.

                    *** USE THIS COMMAND WITH CAUTION ***

For further information, enter:

                help drop_table;

2) drop index ...

This command removes an index and its associated files from an attribute;  for
further information, enter:

                help index;

3) drop comment ...

This command removes comments from a table or attribute data  dictionary;  for
further information, enter:

                help comment;

4) drop range ...

This command removes data validation checks from an attribute; for further in-
formation, enter:

                help range;

5) drop view ...

This command drops the named view from the database; for further  information,
enter:

                help view;

6) drop referential ...

This command drops a referential constraint from a table; for further informa-
tion enter;

                help referential;

7) drop schema ...

This command removes a schema from a database;  for
further information, enter:

                help schema;

8) drop module ...

This command removes a module from a database or data  dictionary;  for
further information, enter:

                help module;

9) drop trigger ...

This command removes a trigger from a table;  for further information, 
enter:

                help trigger;

10) drop replication ...

This command removes replication entry/entries from sys_rep_masters or
sys_rep_replicates; for further information, enter:

                help replication;

11) drop sequence ...

This command removes a sequence from a database;  for
further information, enter:

                help sequence;

12) drop database ...

This command removes a empress database;  for
further information, enter:

                help drop_database;

