DROP Statement

Deletes a script or page from the notebook.

Syntax

DROP SCRIPT script-name;
DROP PAGE page-name;

Parameters

• script-name: text
  The name of the script to delete. This can be a string literal or an expression that evaluates to a string.
• page-name: text
  The name of the page to delete. This can be a string literal or an expression that evaluates to a string.

Remarks

The DROP statement permanently removes scripts and pages from the notebook. Script and page names are case-insensitive.

If the specified script or page does not exist, an error is thrown.

If the user has the script or page open in the UI when it is deleted via a DROP statement, the editor will be closed automatically.

Examples

• DROP SCRIPT MyScript;
  Deletes the script named "MyScript".
• DROP PAGE MyPage;
  Deletes the page named "MyPage".
• DROP SCRIPT ('Report' || '2024');
  Deletes the script whose name is the result of concatenating "Report" and "2024", i.e., "Report2024".