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Drops an existing queue.
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Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Syntax
DROP QUEUE <object>
[ ; ]
<object> ::=
{
[ database_name . [ schema_name ] . | schema_name . ]
queue_name
}
Arguments
- database_name
Is the name of the database that contains the queue to drop. When no database_name is provided, defaults to the current database.
- schema_name (object)
Is the name of the schema that owns the queue to drop. When no schema_name is provided, defaults to the default schema for the current user.
- queue_name
Is the name of the queue to drop.
Remarks
You cannot drop a queue if any services refer to the queue.
Permissions
Permission for dropping a queue defaults to the owner of the queue, members of the db_ddladmin or db_owner fixed database roles, and members of the sysadmin fixed server role.
Examples
This example drops the ExpenseQueue queue from the current database.
DROP QUEUE ExpenseQueue ;
See Also
Reference
CREATE QUEUE (Transact-SQL)
ALTER QUEUE (Transact-SQL)
EVENTDATA (Transact-SQL)