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as well allow DROP multiple INDEX, RULE, TYPE as well. Add missing CommandCounterIncrement to DROP loop, which could cause trouble otherwise with multiple DROP of items affecting same catalog entries. Try to bring a little consistency to various error messages using 'does not exist', 'nonexistent', etc --- I standardized on 'does not exist' since that's what the vast majority of the existing uses seem to be.
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<refentry id="SQL-DROPSEQUENCE">
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle id="SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-TITLE">
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DROP SEQUENCE
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</refentrytitle>
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<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>
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DROP SEQUENCE
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</refname>
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<refpurpose>
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Removes existing sequences from a database
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</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsynopsisdivinfo>
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<date>1999-07-20</date>
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</refsynopsisdivinfo>
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<synopsis>
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DROP SEQUENCE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...]
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</synopsis>
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<refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-1">
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<refsect2info>
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<date>1998-09-22</date>
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</refsect2info>
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<title>
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Inputs
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</title>
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<para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The name of a sequence.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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</refsect2>
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<refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-2">
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<refsect2info>
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<date>1998-09-22</date>
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</refsect2info>
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<title>
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Outputs
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<para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><computeroutput>
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DROP
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</computeroutput></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The message returned if the sequence is successfully dropped.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><computeroutput>
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ERROR: sequence "<replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>" does not exist
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</computeroutput></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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This message occurs if the specified sequence does not exist.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1 id="R1-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-1">
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<refsect1info>
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<date>1998-09-22</date>
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</refsect1info>
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<title>
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Description
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</title>
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<para>
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<command>DROP SEQUENCE</command> removes sequence number generators from the
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data base. With the current implementation of sequences as
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special tables it works just like the <command>DROP TABLE</command>
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statement.
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</para>
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<refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-3">
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<refsect2info>
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<date>1998-09-22</date>
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</refsect2info>
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<title>
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Notes
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</title>
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<para>
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The <command>DROP SEQUENCE</command> statement is a
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<productname>Postgres</productname>
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language extension.
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</para>
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<para>
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Refer to the <command>CREATE SEQUENCE</command> statement for
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information on how to create a sequence.
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</refsect2>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id="R1-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-2">
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<title>
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Usage
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</title>
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<para>
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To remove sequence <literal>serial</literal> from database:
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<programlisting>
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DROP SEQUENCE serial;
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</programlisting>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id="R1-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-3">
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<title>
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Compatibility
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</title>
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<refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPSEQUENCE-4">
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<refsect2info>
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<date>1998-09-22</date>
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</refsect2info>
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<title>
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SQL92
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</title>
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<para>
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There is no <command>DROP SEQUENCE</command> in <acronym>SQL92</acronym>.
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</para>
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</refentry>
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