MPE/iX Intrinsics Reference Manual (32650-90875)

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Command Definitions (FCONTROL - FLOCK)
FDELETE
FDELETE
NM and CM callable.
Deactivates a specified logical record in an RIO file.
Syntax
I16V I32V
FDELETE(
filenum , lrecnum );
Parameters
filenum 16-bit signed integer by value (required)
Passes the file number of the file to be modified.
lrecnum 32-bit signed integer by value (optional)
Passes the relative logical record to be deactivated.
Operation Notes
If a record is not specified or the lrecnum is negative, the next logical record becomes
inactive. If the selected record has already been deactivated, CCE (2) is returned. Check to
see if an RIO record is inactive by calling the FCHECK intrinsic. An INACTIVE RECORD error
indicates that the record selected for the FDELETE was already inactive.
Only applicable for RIO files.
Not used for KSAM files.
Condition Codes
CCE (2) Request granted. No error occurred, but an inactive record may have been
encountered.
CCG (0) Request denied. An end-of-file (EOF) occurred.
CCL (1) Request denied. An access error occurred.
Related Information
Manual Accessing Files Programmer's Guide