Question

I understand that you cannot simply drop an SQL server schema, you must first of all drop all the objects contained therein. I found this stored proc that performs the task of dropping all objects and then the schema itself.

Is there really no simpler way to drop a schema? Ideally, I’d like to find a way to do this without using a stored proc.

Also, it seems like the stored proc will cause errors if the schema name provided does not exist. I would like it to simply do nothing instead. I guess this is simply a matter of putting this pseudocode at the top of the script

IF @SchemaName NOT EXISTS
    QUIT

Can someone convert this into language that SQL Server will understand?

Answer 1

You have to remove all objects in the schame before dropping it or migrate all objects to a new schema. There is no “wildcard” option for either

To exit a stored procedure before any further processing…

IF SCHEMA_ID(@SchemaName) IS NULL
    RETURN