DEALLOCATE
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DEALLOCATE
Deallocates a prepared statement.
Synopsis
DEALLOCATE [PREPARE] name
Description
DEALLOCATE is used to deallocate a previously prepared SQL statement. If you do not explicitly deallocate a prepared statement, it is deallocated when the session ends.
For more information on prepared statements, see PREPARE.
Parameters
- PREPARE
- Optional key word which is ignored.
- name
- The name of the prepared statement to deallocate.
Examples
Deallocated the previously prepared statement named insert_names:
DEALLOCATE insert_names;
Compatibility
The SQL standard includes a DEALLOCATE statement, but it is only for use in embedded SQL.