On Monday 16 October 2000 20:56, Tom Lane wrote:
> Mark Hollomon <mhh@mindspring.com> writes:
> >>>> I say let them drop it with either one.
> >>
> >> I kinda like the 'drop index with drop index', 'drop table with drop
> >> table' and 'drop view with drop view' groupings ... at least you are
> >> pretty sure you haven't 'oopsed' in the process :)
> >
> > So the vote is now tied. Any other opinions
>
> I vote for the fascist approach (command must agree with actual type
> of object). Seems safest. Please make sure the error message is
> helpful though, like "Use DROP SEQUENCE to drop a sequence".
>
Since Bruce changed his vote, it is now 3 to 0 for fascism.
I'll see what I can do.
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Mark Hollomon