How to drop all stored procedures at once in SQL Server database?

Question

Currently we use separate a drop statements for each stored procedure in the script file:

IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.objects WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N\'[         


        

Answer 1

DECLARE @DeleteProcCommand NVARCHAR(500)

DECLARE Syntax_Cursor CURSOR
FOR
SELECT 'DROP PROCEDURE ' + p.NAME
FROM sys.procedures p

OPEN Syntax_Cursor

FETCH NEXT FROM Syntax_Cursor

INTO @DeleteProcCommand

WHILE (@@FETCH_STATUS = 0)
BEGIN

EXEC (@DeleteProcCommand)

FETCH NEXT FROM Syntax_Cursor
INTO @DeleteProcCommand

END

CLOSE Syntax_Cursor

DEALLOCATE Syntax_Cursor