table_name can be a simple table name (emp) or a full path name. A table name is preferred for portability to other SQL data sources. If a table name is used, the file is dropped from the directory you specified as the database directory in the connection string. If you did not specify a database directory in the connection string, the file is deleted from the directory specified as the database directory in .odbc.ini. If you did not specify a database directory in either of these places, the file is dropped from the current working directory at connect time.
A sample Drop Table statement to delete the emp table is: