title: An error appear when I use "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS" in SSMS v.17.1
body: <p>I am working with the version v.17.1 of the SQL Server Management Studio. And theoretically, the query <code>DROP TABLE IF EXISTS</code> works from SQL Server 2016.</p>
  
  <p>You can see this in the official web page of Microsoft: <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/statements/drop-table-transact-sql" rel="noreferrer">DROP TABLE</a></p>
  
  <p>However, when I try to execute the query </p>
  
  <pre><code>DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbo.EmpLocations;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>an error appears:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'IF'.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>What is the problem? I'm using a specific database of Microsoft to work with SQL Server 2016 - 2017.</p>