iserase(S)                     6 January 1993                     iserase(S)


 Name

    iserase - delete an entire ISAM file

 Syntax


    cc  . . .  -lisam


    iserase (filename)
    char *filename;


 Description

    The iserase function deletes an entire ISAM file from the disk.  Both the
    index and data files are deleted.  If the files are not found, an error
    is returned and iserrno is set to -1. Use this function with great care.

    You can use the following argument with this routine:


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    Argument                         Description
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    filename                         Null-terminated character string identi-
                                     fying the name of the ISAM file to be
                                     deleted.


 Example


       iserase("books") ;


 See also

    isbuild(S)

 Standards conformance

    iserase is not part of any currently supported standard; it is an exten-
    sion of AT&T System V provided by the Santa Cruz Operation.