SAP ABAP SYNTAX FOR DELETE

DELETE

- DELETE FROM dbtab WHERE condition.
- DELETE FROM (dbtabname) WHERE condition.
- DELETE dbtab.
- DELETE *dbtab.
- DELETE (dbtabname) ... .
- DELETE dbtab FROM TABLE itab.
- DELETE (dbtabname) FROM TABLE itab.
- DELETE dbtab VERSION vers.
- DELETE *dbtab VERSION vers.


- DELETE itab.
- DELETE itab INDEX idx.
- DELETE itab FROM idx1 TO idx2.
- DELETE itab WHERE condition.
- DELETE ADJACENT DUPLICATES FROM itab.


- DELETE REPORT prog.


- DELETE TEXTPOOL prog LANGUAGE lg.


- DELETE FROM DATABASE dbtab(ar) ...ID key.


- DELETE DATASET dsn.

- DELETE DYNPRO f.

DELETE - delete a file

Basic form

DELETE DATASET dsn.

Effect

Deletes the file specified in the field dsn .

The return code value is set as follows:


SY-SUBRC = 0 File deleted.

SY_SUBRC = 4 File does not exist or could not be deleted.

Possible reasons:

1) The file does not exist.

2) The file is a directory.

3) The R/3 System has no search authorization for a component of the file name.

4) The R/3 System has no search authorization
for the directory which contains the file.

5) A component of the search path is not a directory.

6) The file is a symbolic link which cannot be resolved (endless loop ?).

7) The file is a program which is currently running.



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