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.