Example 1: Deleting a table from an attached database
SQL> ATTACH 'ALIAS PERS FILENAME personnel';
SQL> DROP TABLE PERS.DEGREES;
SQL> COMMIT;
Example 2: Deleting a table and definitions that reference it
from the default database
SQL> ATTACH 'FILENAME corporate_data';
SQL> DROP TABLE ADMINISTRATION.PERSONNEL.EMPLOYEES CASCADE;
View ADMINISTRATION.PERSONNEL.REVIEW_DATE is also being dropped.
View ADMINISTRATION.PERSONNEL.CURRENT_INFO is also being dropped.
View ADMINISTRATION.PERSONNEL.CURRENT_SALARY is also being dropped.
View ADMINISTRATION.PERSONNEL.CURRENT_JOB is also being dropped.
Constraint ADMINISTRATION.RECRUITING.DEGREES_FOREIGN2 is also being dropped.
Constraint ADMINISTRATION.PERSONNEL.EMPLOYEES_PRIMARY_EMPLOYEE_ID is also
being dropped.
Constraint ADMINISTRATION.PERSONNEL.EMP_SEX_VALUES is also being dropped.
Constraint ADMINISTRATION.PERSONNEL.HOURLY_HISTORY_FOREIGN1 is also being
dropped.
Constraint ADMINISTRATION.PERSONNEL.JOB_HISTORY_FOREIGN1 is also being
dropped.
Constraint ADMINISTRATION.RECRUITING.RESUMES_FOREIGN2 is also being dropped.
Constraint ADMINISTRATION.PERSONNEL.SALARY_HISTORY_FOREIGN1 is also being
dropped.
Constraint ADMINISTRATION.PERSONNEL.STATUS_CODE_VALUES is also being dropped.
Index ADMINISTRATION.PERSONNEL.EMP_LAST_NAME is also being dropped.
Index ADMINISTRATION.PERSONNEL.EMP_EMPLOYEE_ID is also being dropped.
Trigger ADMINISTRATION.PERSONNEL.EMPLOYEE_ID_CASCADE_DELETE is also being
dropped.
Trigger ADMINISTRATION.PERSONNEL.STATUS_CODE_CASCADE_UPDATE is also being
dropped.