DBDELETE(base,dset,mode,status)

base

is the name of an array used as the base parameter when opening the database. The first element of the array must contain the base ID returned by DBOPEN. (Refer to DBOPEN for more information about the base ID.)

dset

is the name of an array containing the left-justified name of the data set to which the entry is to be added, or is an integer referencing the data set by number. The data set name can be up to 16 characters long. If shorter, it must be terminated by a semicolon, a space or the NUL character.

mode

must be an integer equal to 1.

status

is the name of an array of 10 halfwords in which the database returns status information about the procedure. If the procedure executes successfully, the status array contents are:

Element	Contents
1	If the procedure succeeds, the return status is 0. Otherwise it provides a status code to describe the failure.
2	Zero.
3-4	Word record number of new entry (32 bit).
5-6	Word count of number of entries in chain (32 bit). If detail data set, chain is current chain of entry.
7-8	If detail, word record number of predecessor on current detail chain (32 bit).
9-10	If detail, word record number of successor on current detail chain (32 bit).

Notes:

• With the Eloquence database, locking is optional. A write attempt which is covered by a concurrent DBLOCK returns status -12.

• Synonym chain information (for master data set) is always zero.

• Status elements 3-10 were left unchanged by TurboIMAGE for detail data sets but are modified by Eloquence.