sp-dbremove-transact-sql.md

title	sp_dbremove (Transact-SQL) | Microsoft Docs
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sp_dbremove (Transact-SQL)

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Removes a database and all files associated with that database.

Important

[!INCLUDEssNoteDepFutureAvoid] We recommend that you use DROP DATABASE instead.

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

Syntax

  
sp_dbremove [ @dbname = ] 'database' [ , [ @dropdev = ] 'dropdev' ]   

Arguments

[ @dbname = ] 'database' Is the name of the database to be removed. database is sysname, with a default value of NULL.

[ @dropdev = ] 'dropdev' Is a flag provided for backward compatibility only and is currently ignored. dropdev has the value dropdev.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Result Sets

None

Permissions

Requires membership in the sysadmin fixed server role.

Examples

The following example removes a database named sales and all files associated with it.

EXEC sp_dbremove sales;  

See Also

ALTER DATABASE (Transact-SQL)
CREATE DATABASE (SQL Server Transact-SQL)
DBCC (Transact-SQL)
sp_detach_db (Transact-SQL)