sp_droptask SQL Executive Stored Procedure
Removes a scheduled task.
Syntax
sp_droptask {name | loginname | id}
where
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name
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Is the name of the task to be removed.
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loginname
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Is a login name. If specified, all tasks assigned to that login name are dropped. If not NULL, loginname takes precedence over name and id.
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id
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Is the task ID of the task to be removed. If not NULL, id takes precedence over name.
Remarks
This stored procedure must be run from the msdb database.
Example
This example removes the auth_table_sync task.
sp_droptask auth_table_sync
Permission
Execute permission defaults to the public group.
Tables Used
systasks, syshistory
See Also