DBDELETE()
Marks records for deletion in a database.
- Syntax
- DBDELETE() --> NIL
- Returns
- DBDELETE() always returns NIL.
- Description
- This function marks a record for deletion in the selected or aliased work area.If the DELETED setting is on, the record will still be visible until the record pointer in that work area is moved to another record.
- In a networking situation, this function requires that the record be locked prior to issuing the DBDELETE() function.
- Examples
- nId:=10
- USE TestId INDEX TestId NEW
- IF TestId->(DBSEEK(nId))
- IF TestId->(RLOCK())
- DBDELETE()
- ENDIF
- ENDIF
- USE
- Status
Ready
- Compliance
- This function is CA-Clipper compliant
- Files
- Library is rdd
- See Also