[sql-server] How can I drop a table if there is a foreign key constraint in SQL Server?

I have the following:

DROP TABLE [dbo].[ExtraUserInformation];
DROP TABLE [dbo].[UserProfile];
DROP TABLE [dbo].[webpages_Membership];
DROP TABLE [dbo].[webpages_OAuthMembership];
DROP TABLE [dbo].[webpages_Roles];
DROP TABLE [dbo].[webpages_UsersInRoles];

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[ExtraUserInformation] (
    [Id]       INT            IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL,
    [UserId]   INT            NOT NULL,
    [FullName] NVARCHAR (MAX) NULL,
    [Link]     NVARCHAR (MAX) NULL,
    [Verified] BIT            NULL,
    CONSTRAINT [PK_dbo.ExtraUserInformation] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ([Id] ASC)
);

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[webpages_UsersInRoles] (
    [UserId] INT NOT NULL,
    [RoleId] INT NOT NULL,
    PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ([UserId] ASC, [RoleId] ASC),
    CONSTRAINT [fk_UserId] FOREIGN KEY ([UserId]) REFERENCES [dbo].[UserProfile] ([UserId]),
    CONSTRAINT [fk_RoleId] FOREIGN KEY ([RoleId]) REFERENCES [dbo].[webpages_Roles] ([RoleId])
);

However this is failing with a message saying:

Msg 3726, Level 16, State 1, Line 6
Could not drop object 'dbo.UserProfile' because it is referenced by a FOREIGN KEY constraint.
Msg 3726, Level 16, State 1, Line 9
Could not drop object 'dbo.webpages_Roles' because it is referenced by a FOREIGN KEY constraint.
Msg 2714, Level 16, State 6, Line 27
There is already an object named 'UserProfile' in the database.
Checking identity information: current identity value 'NULL', current column value 'NULL'.
DBCC execution completed. If DBCC printed error messages, contact your system administrator.

How can I drop a table in these circumstances?

To drop a table if there is a foreign key constraint in MySQL Server?

Run the sql query:

SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0; DROP TABLE table_name

Hope it helps!

Type this .... SET foreign_key_checks = 0;
delete your table then type SET foreign_key_checks = 1;

MySQL – Temporarily disable Foreign Key Checks or Constraints

1-firstly, drop the foreign key constraint after that drop the tables.

2-you can drop all foreign key via executing the following query:

DECLARE @SQL varchar(4000)=''
SELECT @SQL = 
@SQL + 'ALTER TABLE ' + s.name+'.'+t.name + ' DROP CONSTRAINT [' + RTRIM(f.name) +'];' + CHAR(13)
FROM sys.Tables t
INNER JOIN sys.foreign_keys f ON f.parent_object_id = t.object_id
INNER JOIN sys.schemas     s ON s.schema_id = f.schema_id

--EXEC (@SQL)

PRINT @SQL

if you execute the printed results @SQL, the foreign keys will be dropped.

    --Find and drop the constraints

    DECLARE @dynamicSQL VARCHAR(MAX)
    DECLARE MY_CURSOR CURSOR 

    LOCAL STATIC READ_ONLY FORWARD_ONLY 
    FOR
        SELECT dynamicSQL = 'ALTER TABLE [' +  OBJECT_SCHEMA_NAME(parent_object_id) + '].[' + OBJECT_NAME(parent_object_id) + '] DROP CONSTRAINT [' + name + ']'
        FROM sys.foreign_keys
        WHERE object_name(referenced_object_id)  in ('table1', 'table2', 'table3')
    OPEN MY_CURSOR
    FETCH NEXT FROM MY_CURSOR INTO @dynamicSQL
    WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
    BEGIN

        PRINT @dynamicSQL
        EXEC (@dynamicSQL)

        FETCH NEXT FROM MY_CURSOR INTO @dynamicSQL
    END
    CLOSE MY_CURSOR
    DEALLOCATE MY_CURSOR


    -- Drop tables
    DROP 'table1'
    DROP 'table2'
    DROP 'table3'

The Best Answer to dropping the table containing foreign constraints is :

• Step 1 : Drop the Primary key of the table.
• Step 2 : Now it will prompt whether to delete all the foreign references or not.
• Step 3 : Delete the table.

BhupeshC and murat , this is what I was looking for. However @SQL varchar(4000) wasn't big enough. So, small change

DECLARE @cmd varchar(4000)

DECLARE MY_CURSOR CURSOR 
  LOCAL STATIC READ_ONLY FORWARD_ONLY
FOR 

select 'ALTER TABLE ['+s.name+'].['+t.name+'] DROP CONSTRAINT [' + RTRIM(f.name) +'];' FROM sys.Tables t INNER JOIN sys.foreign_keys f ON f.parent_object_id = t.object_id INNER JOIN sys.schemas s ON s.schema_id = f.schema_id

OPEN MY_CURSOR
FETCH NEXT FROM MY_CURSOR INTO @cmd
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
    -- EXEC (@cmd)
    PRINT @cmd
    FETCH NEXT FROM MY_CURSOR INTO @cmd
END
CLOSE MY_CURSOR
DEALLOCATE MY_CURSOR

GO

You have to drop the constraint before drop your table.

You can use those queries to find all FKs in your table and find the FKs in the tables in which your table is used.

Declare @SchemaName VarChar(200) = 'Your Schema name'
Declare @TableName VarChar(200) = 'Your Table Name'

-- Find FK in This table.
SELECT 
    ' IF  EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.foreign_keys WHERE object_id = 
OBJECT_ID(N''' + 
      '[' + OBJECT_SCHEMA_NAME(FK.parent_object_id) + '].[' + FK.name + ']'
+ ''') AND parent_object_id = OBJECT_ID(N''' + 
      '[' + OBJECT_SCHEMA_NAME(FK.parent_object_id) + '].[' + 
OBJECT_NAME(FK.parent_object_id) + ']' + ''')) ' +

    'ALTER TABLE ' +  OBJECT_SCHEMA_NAME(FK.parent_object_id) +
    '.[' + OBJECT_NAME(FK.parent_object_id) + 
    '] DROP CONSTRAINT ' + FK.name
    , S.name , O.name, OBJECT_NAME(FK.parent_object_id)
FROM sys.foreign_keys AS FK
INNER JOIN Sys.objects As O 
  ON (O.object_id = FK.parent_object_id )
INNER JOIN SYS.schemas AS S 
  ON (O.schema_id = S.schema_id)  
WHERE 
      O.name = @TableName
      And S.name = @SchemaName


-- Find the FKs in the tables in which this table is used
  SELECT 
    ' IF  EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.foreign_keys WHERE object_id =   
      OBJECT_ID(N''' + 
      '[' + OBJECT_SCHEMA_NAME(FK.parent_object_id) + '].[' + FK.name + ']'
  + ''') AND parent_object_id = OBJECT_ID(N''' + 
      '[' + OBJECT_SCHEMA_NAME(FK.parent_object_id) + '].[' + 
 OBJECT_NAME(FK.parent_object_id) + ']' + ''')) ' +

    ' ALTER TABLE ' +  OBJECT_SCHEMA_NAME(FK.parent_object_id) +
    '.[' + OBJECT_NAME(FK.parent_object_id) + 
    '] DROP CONSTRAINT ' + FK.name
    , S.name , O.name, OBJECT_NAME(FK.parent_object_id)
FROM sys.foreign_keys AS FK
INNER JOIN Sys.objects As O 
  ON (O.object_id = FK.referenced_object_id )
INNER JOIN SYS.schemas AS S 
  ON (O.schema_id = S.schema_id)  
WHERE 
      O.name = @TableName
      And S.name = @SchemaName