Oracle: If Table Exists

Question

I\'m writing some migration scripts for an Oracle database, and was hoping Oracle had something similar to MySQL\'s IF EXISTS construct.

Specifically, w

Answer 1

With SQL*PLUS you can also use the WHENEVER SQLERROR command:

WHENEVER SQLERROR CONTINUE NONE
DROP TABLE TABLE_NAME;

WHENEVER SQLERROR EXIT SQL.SQLCODE
DROP TABLE TABLE_NAME;

With CONTINUE NONE an error is reported, but the script will continue. With EXIT SQL.SQLCODE the script will be terminated in the case of an error.

see also: WHENEVER SQLERROR Docs