DESTROY-DATABASE — destroys a database
Function
connection-specA connection specification
database-typeA database type specifier, i.e. a keyword. This defaults to the value of *default-database-type*
successA boolean flag. If T, the database was
successfully destroyed.
(destroy-database '("localhost" "new" "dent" "dent") :database-type :postgresql)
=> T
(destroy-database '("localhost" "new" "dent" "dent") :database-type :postgresql)
=>
Error: While trying to access database localhost/test2/root
using database-type POSTGRESQL:
Error database-destory failed: dropdb: database removal failed: ERROR: database "test2" does not exist
has occurred.
[condition type: CLSQL-ACCESS-ERROR]
An exception will be thrown if the database system does not allow databases to be removed, the database does not exist, or if database removal fails.
This function may invoke the operating systems
functions. Thus, some database systems may require the
administration functions to be available in the current
PATH. At this time, the
:mysql backend requires
mysqladmin and the
:postgresql backend requires
dropdb.
destroy-database is a CLSQL extension.