drop index (core)

Description

Removes an index from a table in the current database.

Syntax

Transact-SQL Syntax

drop index table_name.index_name
[, table_name.index_name]...

ODBC Syntax

DROP INDEX index_name

Parameters

table_name: is the table in which the indexed column is located. The table must be in the current database.

index_name: is the name of the index to be dropped.

Examples

Example 1

drop index authors.au_id_ind

Usage

You can specify multiple index names in T-SQL, but ODBC supports only a single name per statement. If multiple names are present, multiple ODBC DROP statements are generated.
ASE/CIS passes the drop index command to the DirectConnect server as a language event.
To get information about existing indexes on a table:
```
sp_helpindex table_name
```