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>DROP DOMAIN&nbsp;--&nbsp;remove a domain</DIV
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>DROP DOMAIN [IF EXISTS ] <TT
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>   <TT
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>      Do not throw an error if the domain does not exist. A notice is issued 
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>      The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing domain.
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>      Automatically drop objects that depend on the domain (such as
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>      Refuse to drop the domain if any objects depend on it.  This is
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>   To remove the domain <TT
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>   This command conforms to the SQL standard, except for the
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