Deletes a record from an indexed or a relative file. Statement format: Format -- Indexed: DELETE ([UNIT=]io-unit [,ERR=label] [,IOSTAT=i-var]) Deletes the current record (last record read) from an indexed file. Format -- Relative: DELETE ([UNIT=]io-unit [,REC=r] [,ERR=label] [,IOSTAT=i-var]) DELETE (io-unit'r [,ERR=label] [,IOSTAT=i-var]) Deletes the specified record from a relative file. io-unit Is the logical unit specifier, optionally prefaced by UNIT=. UNIT= is required if unit is not the first I/O specifier. r Is a record position specifier, prefaced by REC=. io-unit'r Is a unit and a record position specifier, not prefaced by REC=. label Is the label of a statement to which control is transferred if an error occurs, prefaced by ERR=. i-var Is an I/O status specifier, prefaced by IOSTAT=. (Returns a zero if no error condition exists or a positive integer if an error condition exists.) The forms of the DELETE statement with relative files are direct access deletes. These forms delete the record specified by the number "r". The DELETE statement logically removes the appropriate record from the specified file by locating the record and marking it as a deleted record. A new record can be written into that position. If REC=r is omitted, the current record is deleted. When the direct access record is deleted, any associated variable is set to the next record number.