RDB/VMS Relational Database Operator DELETE_PATHNAME — VMS RDB_4.0B
Deletes the data dictionary entity that contains the database
definitions. The DELETE PATHNAME statement does not delete the
database, snapshot, or storage area files.
Example:
RDO> DELETE PATHNAME 'DISK1:[DICTIONARY]CORP.MIS.PERSONNEL'
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Format
DELETE PATHNAME ─────> path-name ────> .
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path-name
The data dictionary path name for the dictionary entity where the database definitions are stored. Specify either a full data dictionary path name or a relative data dictionary path name and enclose the path name in quotation marks.
Examples
RDO> DELETE PATHNAME 'DISK1:[DICTIONARY]ACCOUNTING.PERSONNEL'. This example deletes the data dictionary entity DISK1:[DICTIONARY]ACCOUNTING.PERSONNEL. It does not delete the RDB, SNP, or RDA files.
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To use the DELETE PATHNAME statement, you must have the Rdb/VMS DELETE privilege for the CDD/Plus dictionary database in which the data dictionary entity specified by the path name is stored. You must also have the Rdb/VMS READ privilege for the Rdb/VMS database that you have invoked by path name.