Agreed - some goes for some construct like this:

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE

CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW

Like in Oracle...

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""Jason Wharton"" <jwharton@...> wrote in message
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> How would it be to have an extension to the DDL syntax to avoid an

exception

> if a DROP statement is executed and the object to be dropped is already
> gone?
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> I think it would solve a lot of hassle... Anyone agree?
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> What would it take to get Firebird/IB to support it?
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> Regards,
> Jason Wharton
> CPS - Mesa AZ
> http://www.ibobjects.com
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