The DELETE command removes items from dictionaries or from data files.
Format
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DELETE [DICT] filename item-list |
Parameter(s)
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DICT |
Specifies a file dictionary. |
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filename |
Name of the file that contains item-list. |
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item-list |
List of item-IDs to be deleted. Each item-ID is separated by a space. An asterisk (*) specifies all items in the file. |
Description
If a select-list is active, the item-list can be omitted.
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CAUTION |
Use with care. The system does not ask you to confirm the operation before it deletes the file items. |
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NOTE |
Do not confuse the DELETE command with the mvBASIC DELETE statement. |
Deleting Items
The following example deletes the items ROLLINS and BOCHO from the file CUSTOMERS:
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>DELETE CUSTOMERS ROLLINS BOCHO 'ROLLINS' DELETED 'BOCHO' DELETED
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