Cannot Drop Index

I could not find a way to remove primary key from an index, thus could not
drop it.
Command:
drop index Romm_Inv.PK_Room_Inv
Error
Server: Msg 3723, Level 16, State 4, Line 1
An explicit DROP INDEX is not allowed on index 'Room_Inv.PK_Room_Inv'.
It is being used for PRIMARY KEY constraint enforcement.
The help utility refer to ALTER TABLE options to DROP CONSTRAINT but it did
not work.
Gracias. LaEsmeralda
ALTER TABLE is what you are supposed to use. What statement did you use and
what was the error message?
Tom
Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
SQL Server MVP
Toronto, ON Canada
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I could not find a way to remove primary key from an index, thus could not
drop it.
Command:
drop index Romm_Inv.PK_Room_Inv
Error
Server: Msg 3723, Level 16, State 4, Line 1
An explicit DROP INDEX is not allowed on index 'Room_Inv.PK_Room_Inv'.
It is being used for PRIMARY KEY constraint enforcement.
The help utility refer to ALTER TABLE options to DROP CONSTRAINT but it did
not work.
Gracias. LaEsmeralda
|||Hola LaEsmeralda
You do need to use ALTER TABLE to remove a primary key constraint, which
will drop the index along with it.
What does 'did not work' mean? Can you show us the statement you were using
and the error message you received.
HTH
Kalen Delaney, SQL Server MVP
http://sqlblog.com
"LaEsmeralda" <LaEsmeralda@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I could not find a way to remove primary key from an index, thus could not
> drop it.
> Command:
> drop index Romm_Inv.PK_Room_Inv
> Error
> Server: Msg 3723, Level 16, State 4, Line 1
> An explicit DROP INDEX is not allowed on index 'Room_Inv.PK_Room_Inv'.
> It is being used for PRIMARY KEY constraint enforcement.
> The help utility refer to ALTER TABLE options to DROP CONSTRAINT but it
> did
> not work.
> Gracias. LaEsmeralda
|||I made it, Tom. Thanks a lot for quick help.
"Tom Moreau" wrote:

> ALTER TABLE is what you are supposed to use. What statement did you use and
> what was the error message?
> --
> Tom
> ----
> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> SQL Server MVP
> Toronto, ON Canada
> ..
> "LaEsmeralda" <LaEsmeralda@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F00810B8-62EA-4E19-A1EF-71AA5C8F9AB8@.microsoft.com...
> I could not find a way to remove primary key from an index, thus could not
> drop it.
> Command:
> drop index Romm_Inv.PK_Room_Inv
> Error
> Server: Msg 3723, Level 16, State 4, Line 1
> An explicit DROP INDEX is not allowed on index 'Room_Inv.PK_Room_Inv'.
> It is being used for PRIMARY KEY constraint enforcement.
> The help utility refer to ALTER TABLE options to DROP CONSTRAINT but it did
> not work.
> Gracias. LaEsmeralda
>