CBL_DELETE

Syntax:

call "CBL_DELETE_FILE" using     filename
                       returning status-code

Parameters:

`filename`	pic x(`n`).
`status-code`	See Library Routines - Key

On Entry:

filename

The file to delete. The name can contain a pathname, or a specific MFDBFH datastore URL(see The Datastore URL for specific SQL URL syntax), and is terminated by a space. If no path is given, the current directory is assumed.

This routine does not work with filenames containing wildcard characters.

On Exit:

None.

Comments:

You cannot use wildcard characters in filenames.

Note: Striping is deprecated, and provided for backward compatibility only. We recommend you use IDXFORMAT"8" instead.

CBL_DELETE_FILE is not stripe-aware. If you use this routine on a file for which striping is enabled, the details returned refer to the first stripe only. Therefore, use this routine on an individual stripe only and refer to the stripe by the stripe name. For more information on the use of striped files, please refer to the section File Striping in the chapter File Handler Configuration of your File Handling book..

You can check the success of the call by examining RETURN-CODE. See the topic Interpreting the Return Code as a File Status Code for more details.