DROP FULLTEXT CATALOG (Transact-SQL)
Removes a full-text catalog from a database. You must drop all full-text indexes associated with the catalog before you drop the catalog.
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Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Syntax
DROP FULLTEXT CATALOG catalog_name
Arguments
- catalog_name
Is the name of the catalog to be removed. If catalog_name does not exist, Microsoft SQL Server returns an error and does not perform the DROP operation. The filegroup of the full-text catalog must not be marked OFFLINE or READONLY for the command to succeed.
Permissions
User must have DROP permission on the full-text catalog or be a member of the the db_owner, or db_ddladmin fixed database roles.
See Also
Reference
ALTER FULLTEXT CATALOG (Transact-SQL)
CREATE FULLTEXT CATALOG (Transact-SQL)