Dictionary/3000 Reference Manual (32244-90001)

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DICTDBM Commands
Remove
Remove
Removes a relationship between entities which was established with the RELATE
command.
Syntax
[option] REMOVE subcommand REM
Use the REMOVE command to remove the relationship between entities which was
established with the RELATE command. This command does not purge the entities
themselves but the relationship between the entities. A complete list of the relationships
that can be removed is given below under Subcommands. The subcommand identifies the
type of relationship that is removed. For example, REMOVE FILE, removes the
relationship between a parent file and a child file.
Subcommands
Any of the following subcommands can be used with the REMOVE command:
CATEGORY removes the relationship between a child and a parent
category
CLASS removes the relationship between a child and a parent
class
ELEMENT removes the relationship between a child and a parent
element
FILE removes the relationship between a child and a parent file
GROUP removes the relationship between a child and a parent HP
Inform group
PROCEDURE removes the relationship between a child and a parent
procedure
Example
>REMOVE FILE
PARENT FILE> Ordmgt < Name of a database.
CHILD FILE> Customer < Name of a MAST data set
related to the database.
ENTRY DELETED DICTDBM's response.
CHILD FILE> < [[RETURN]] to terminate the
command.
> New command prompt.