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What happens when a DROP TABLE command is executed on a table?

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N. Reyes

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Answered Oct 15, 2020

When a table is dropped, rules or defaults on the table lose their binding, and any constraints or triggers related to the table are instantly dropped. If you are establishing a table, you must rebind the applicable rules and defaults, recreate any triggers, and add all necessary constraints. DROP TABLE cannot be employed to drop a table that is referenced by a FOREIGN KEY constraint.

The referencing FOREIGN KEY constraint or the referencing table must first be dropped. Suppose both the referencing table and the table that retains the primary key are being dropped in the same DROP TABLE statement. In that case, the referencing table must be listed first if you delete all rows in a table by using DELETE “tablename” or use the TRUNCATE TABLE statement. The table lasts until it is dropped.

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K. Shadrach

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Answered Sep 25, 2020

The table structure and the deleted data cannot be rolled back and also restored the moment that the drop table command has already been executed. The SQL drop table statement can be used in order to remove all of the needed data, triggers, triggers, indexes, and permission specifications.

You need to be careful when dropping the table. If you would like to drop the table, you need to specify the table that needs to be removed. Second, make sure that you will be specific with the name of the database. It will be up to you to decide if you would like to change the database name.

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Answered Sep 22, 2020

The table structure and its deleted data cannot be rolled back and restores once the drop table command is executed. When the DROP TABLE command is executed the deleted data cannot be restored.

The DROP TABLE command can be executed on a table on which there are pending transactions. The DROP TABLE will work if there are pending transactions. The DROP TABLE is a command used in Oracle, which is a database management system.

Oracle is an online transaction that is used in warehouses which helps with the workloads of data. The Drop-down menu gives the user a lot of options but these options do not have to spread out evenly on the skin.

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Answered Sep 22, 2020

The table structure and its deleted data cannot be rolled back and restored once the DROP TABLE command is executed.The DROP TABLE command that can be executed on a table on which there are pending transactions. The DROP TABLE is a command used in Oracle, which is a database management system.

Oracle is used for online transactions. It is also used in warehouses and helps with the workloads of data. This database began in 1977, with its official release coming in 1979. Over the years, Oracle has continued to update and grow to meet the new technological demands.

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Answered Sep 21, 2020

The DROP TABLE command may be implemented on a table in which there are imminent deals.

• The DROP TABLE command is utilized in the database management system called Oracle.

• Drop-Table removes one or more table definitions and all information, indexes, triggers, constraints, and permission requirements for those tables.

• Any view or stored method that references the dropped table must unequivocally be dropped by using DROP VIEW or DROP PROCEDURE.

• To relocate a table to the recycle bin or eliminate it entirely from the database.

• Use the drop table statement.

• The SQL DROP command is applied to eradicate an item from the database.

• If you cut a table, all the rows are deleted, and the table structure is removed from the database.

• Once a table is dropped, all references will be invalid.

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Cesar H. Pablo

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Answered Sep 18, 2020

The table structure, and its deleted data cannot be rolled back and restored once the DROP TABLE command is executed. Second answer is The DROP TABLE command that can be executed on a table on which there are pending transactions.

The DROP TABLE is a command used in Oracle, which is a database management system. Oracle is used for online transactions. It is also used in warehouses and helps with the workloads of data. This database began in 1977, with its official release coming in 1979. Over the years, Oracle has continued to update and grow to meet the new technological demands.

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Answered Sep 18, 2020

The table structure and its deleted data cannot be rolled back and restored once the DROP TABLE command is executed. This is especially true when you have already used the dropdown command. When you use the DROP TABLE, on the other hand, this means that you can still use the command when there are some pending transactions that you can find.

It is through the dropdown menu that people will be able to come up with the right choices. The dropdown menu is a standard thing that people use whenever they would like the visitors of the website to make proper choices.

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E. Stanley

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Answered Mar 18, 2020

DROP TABLE command will make sure that the deleted data cannot be placed back and restored once the dropdown command has already been used. Dropdown command can still be used on the table when there are some available pending transactions. Usually, the dropdown button is used whenever there are different choices that are available but these choices do not have to be spread out evenly on the skin. The dropdown menu will allow people to choose easily. This is often used as a graphical user interface for web design.

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H. Ruby

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Answered Mar 12, 2020

There are two possible answers to this question. The deleted data and the table structure cannot be rolled back and restored once the command is executed

The moment that the drop table is executed, that will be it. They cannot be brought back anymore.
The drop table command can be done on a table provided that there are different transactions that are available. It will be ideal to understand everything before you start using it so that this will not be a problem for you in the future. The more that you know, the better that it would be.

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Answered Jul 18, 2019

There are two correct answers to this question. The table structure and its deleted data cannot be rolled back and restored once the DROP TABLE command is executed. The DROP TABLE command can be executed on a table on which there are pending transactions.

The DROP TABLE command is used in the database management system called Oracle. This system is used to run online transactions, as well as data workloads and warehousing. Consultation for this database began in 1977, with the initial release happening two years later in 1979. Since then, several versions have been released and updated to fit the growing technological advancements and demands.

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M. Krasinski

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Answered Sep 11, 2018

The drop table command is used to delete a table and all rows within the table. To delete an entire table including all its rows, issue the drop table command followed by the table name. Drop table is different from deleting all of the records in the table.

Dropping a table invalidates dependent object privilege on the table. A table can be dropped with a drop table statement. Also, when a table is dropped, any object that depends on the table is affected.

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John Smith

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Answered Jun 12, 2017

The table structure and its deleted data cannot be rolled back and restored once the DROP TABLE command is executed.

The DROP command was designed for eliminating entire tables and users should be careful when using the drop command.

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