Dictionary/3000 Reference Manual (32244-90001)

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DICTDBM Commands
Delete
Delete
Deletes an association which was established with the ADD command.
Syntax
[option] DELETE subcommand DEL
Use the DELETE command to delete an association between unlike entities established
with the ADD command. Only the association is deleted, not the entities. A complete list of
associations that can be deleted is given below under Subcommands.
The subcommands are used to identify the entity from which an association is to be
deleted. For example, DELETE CLASS deletes an association of an element to a security
class.
Subcommands
Any of the following subcommands can be used with the DELETE command:
CATEGORY deletes an element to category association
CLASS deletes an element to class association
CLASS-FILE deletes a file to class association
CLASS-GROUP deletes a group to class association
FILE deletes an element to file association
FILE-LOC deletes a file to location association
GROUP deletes an element to HP Inform group association
PROCEDURE deletes an element to procedure association
PROCEDURE-LOC deletes a procedure to location association
Example
>DELETE FILE
FILE> Empnum File used in the
association.
PRIMARY/SECONDARY(P/S)?>P Indicates element is in
the Primary format.
ELEMENT> Name < Element to be deleted
from the association.
ENTRY DELETED
ELEMENT> [[RETURN]] to terminate the
command.
> New command prompt.