Oracle® Database SQL Reference 10g Release 1 (10.1) Part Number B10759-01 |
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Purpose
Use the DROP
SEQUENCE
statement to remove a sequence from the database.
You can also use this statement to restart a sequence by dropping and then re-creating it. For example, if you have a sequence with a current value of 150 and you would like to restart the sequence with a value of 27, then you can drop the sequence and then re-create it with the same name and a START
WITH
value of 27.
See Also: CREATE SEQUENCE and ALTER SEQUENCE for more information on creating and modifying a sequence |
Prerequisites
The sequence must be in your own schema or you must have the DROP
ANY
SEQUENCE
system privilege.
Syntax
Semantics
Specify the schema containing the sequence. If you omit schema
, then Oracle Database assumes the sequence is in your own schema.
Specify the name of the sequence to be dropped.
Example
The following statement drops the sequence customers_seq
owned by the user oe
, which was created in "Creating a Sequence: Example"). To issue this statement, you must either be connected as user oe
or have the DROP
ANY
SEQUENCE
system privilege:
DROP SEQUENCE oe.customers_seq;