how to drop database in sqlite

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I m using SQLite in android  I want to drop the database   For example  mysql- drop database dbname  How do I implement this code in SQLite

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SQLite database FAQ  How do I drop a SQLite database   People used to working with other databases are used to having a  drop database  command  but in SQLite there is no similar command  The reason  In SQLite there is no  database server  -- SQLite is an embedded database  and your database is entirely contained in one file  So there is no need for a SQLite drop database command   To  drop  a SQLite database  all you have to do is delete the SQLite database file you were accessing    copy from http   alvinalexander com android sqlite-drop-database-how

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try this     context deleteDatabase DATABASE NAME     How to delete SQLite database from Android programmatically

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If you want to delete database programatically you can use deleteDatabase from Context class      deleteDatabase String name    Delete an existing private SQLiteDatabase associated with this Context s application package

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From http   www sqlite org cvstrac wiki p UnsupportedSql     To create a new database  just do   sqlite open    To drop a database    delete the file

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to delete your app database try this    this deleteDatabase  databasename db      this will delete the database file

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If you use SQLiteOpenHelper you can do this          String myPath   DB PATH   DB NAME          SQLiteDatabase deleteDatabase new File myPath

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The concept of creating or dropping a database is not meaningful for an embedded database engine like SQLite   It only has meaning with a client-sever database system  such as used by MySQL or Postgres   To create a new database  just do sqlite open   or from the command line sqlite3 databasefilename    To drop a database  delete the file   Reference  sqlite - Unsupported SQL

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You can drop tables by issuing an SQL Command as you would normally  If you want to drop the whole database you ll have to delete the file  You can delete the file located under   data data com your app name database  databasefilename   you can do this from the eclipse view called  FileBrowser  out of the  Android  Category for example  Or directly on your emulator or phone

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