Deleting procedures

Once you create a procedure, it remains in the database until someone explicitly removes it. Only the owner of the procedure or a user with DBA authority can drop the procedure from the database.

StepsDeleting a procedure (Sybase Central)

  1. Connect to a database with DBA authority or as the owner of the procedure.

  2. Open the Procedures & Functions folder.

  3. Right-click the desired procedure and choose Delete from the popup menu.

StepsDeleting a procedure (SQL)

  1. Connect to a database with DBA authority or as the owner of the procedure.

  2. Execute a DROP PROCEDURE statement.

Example

The following statement removes the procedure new_dept from the database:

DROP PROCEDURE new_dept