Option "E" is used to free extents used by an existing file for use by other existing files or newly added files.
You have the option to save the field definition table (FDT) so that the field description of the deleted file remains in the database and can be used for a subsequent new file definition.
If the file to be deleted is a coupled file, it must first be uncoupled
using option "U" or the
UNCOUPLE direct command.
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DBID 105 - Delete File - PDMD002
File Number ......................... 200
File Name ........................... TEST-FILE
Enter File Name to confirm delete ... ________________
Save Field Description Table ........ N
File Password ....................... |
This function corresponds to the utility function ADADBS DELETE.
The equivalent direct command is
DELETE FILE file-number
