- <refentry id="SQL-DROPAGGREGATE">
- <refmeta>
- <refentrytitle>
- DROP AGGREGATE
- </refentrytitle>
- <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
- </refmeta>
- <refnamediv>
- <refname>
- DROP AGGREGATE
- </refname>
- <refpurpose>
- Removes the definition of an aggregate function
- </refpurpose>
- </refnamediv>
- <refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsynopsisdivinfo>
- <date>1998-04-15</date>
- </refsynopsisdivinfo>
- <synopsis>
- DROP AGGREGATE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> <replaceable class="PARAMETER">type</replaceable>
- </synopsis>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-1">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-04-15</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Inputs
- </title>
- <para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The name of an existing aggregate function.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><replaceable class="parameter">type</replaceable></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The type of an existing aggregate function.
- (Refer to the <citetitle>PostgreSQL User's Guide</citetitle> for
- further information about data types).
- <comment>This should become a cross-reference rather than a
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- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-2">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-04-15</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Outputs
- </title>
- <para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><computeroutput>
- DROP
- </computeroutput></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Message returned if the command is successful.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><computeroutput>
- WARN RemoveAggregate: aggregate '<replaceable class="parameter">agg</replaceable>' for '<replaceable class="parameter">type</replaceable>' does not exist
- </computeroutput></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This message occurs if the aggregate function specified does not
- exist in the database.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-1">
- <refsect1info>
- <date>1998-04-15</date>
- </refsect1info>
- <title>
- Description
- </title>
- <para>
- <command>DROP AGGREGATE</command> will remove all references to an existing
- aggregate definition. To execute this command the current
- user must be the owner of the aggregate.
- </para>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-3">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-04-15</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Notes
- </title>
- <para>
- The <command>DROP AGGREGATE</command> statement is a
- <productname>Postgres</productname>
- language extension.
- </para>
- <para>
- Refer to the <command>CREATE AGGREGATE</command> statement to
- create aggregate functions.
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-2">
- <title>
- Usage
- </title>
- <para>
- To remove the <literal>myavg</literal> aggregate for type
- <literal>int4</literal>:
- </para>
- <programlisting>
- DROP AGGREGATE myavg int4;
- </programlisting>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-3">
- <title>
- Compatibility
- </title>
- <para>
- </para>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPAGGREGATE-4">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-04-15</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- SQL92
- </title>
- <para>
- There is no DROP AGGREGATE statement in <acronym>SQL92</acronym>.
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- </refsect1>
- </refentry>
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