DROP FILE FORMAT

Removes the specified file format from the current/specified schema.

See also:

CREATE FILE FORMAT , ALTER FILE FORMAT , SHOW FILE FORMATS , DESCRIBE FILE FORMAT

Syntax

DROP FILE FORMAT [ IF EXISTS ] <name>

Parameters

name

Specifies the identifier for the file format to drop. If the identifier contains spaces, special characters, or mixed-case characters, the entire string must be enclosed in double quotes. Identifiers enclosed in double quotes are also case-sensitive.

Usage notes

  • Dropped file formats cannot be recovered; they must be recreated.
  • Dropping a file format that is referenced in another object (e.g. named stage) does not cause errors because the object uses the file format defaults in place of the dropped file format.
  • When the IF EXISTS clause is specified and the target object doesn’t exist, the command completes successfully without returning an error.

Examples

DROP FILE FORMAT my_format;

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           status                |
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MY_FORMAT successfully dropped.  |
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