drop-queue-transact-sql.md

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DROP QUEUE (Transact-SQL)

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Drops an existing queue.

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Syntax

DROP QUEUE <object>  
[ ; ]  
  
<object> ::=  
{ database_name.schema_name.queue_name | schema_name.queue_name | queue_name }

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Arguments

database_name
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)
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
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

The following example drops the ExpenseQueue queue from the current database.

DROP QUEUE ExpenseQueue ;  

See Also

CREATE QUEUE (Transact-SQL)
ALTER QUEUE (Transact-SQL)
EVENTDATA (Transact-SQL)