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The GDEVICE Procedure

DELETE Statement


Deletes the device entry from the current catalog.
Requirements: You must have write access to the current catalog to delete a device entry. You must specify the CATALOG= option in the PROC GDEVICE statement to have write access to the current catalog.
Restriction: Not valid in browse mode.
Caution: A device entry cannot be restored once it has been deleted. Depending on the environment in which you are using the GDEVICE procedure, you might be asked to verify that you really want to delete the entry.

DELETE device-entry;

Required Arguments

device-entry

specifies the one-level name of device entry to delete.

Restriction: The entry must exist in the current catalog.

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