DB_DELETE and DBS_DELETE actions


Function
Deleting of one or several rows of the structure.
Declaration
DB_DELETE handleIdent_Int, rowIdent,retCodeIdent_Int [ORAHINT hintIdent_Str] 

 DBS_DELETE dbObjIdent, rowIdent, retCodeIdent_Int [TRANS transHandle_Int] [ORAHINT hintIdent_Str] 

 
or
 
 DB_DELETE handleIdent_Int, retCodeIdent_Int WHERE strExpression_Str [BINDIN varIdent1, varIdent2, ... ] [ORAHINT hintIdent_Str] 

 DB_DELETE handleIdent_Int, retCodeIdent_Int WHERE strExpression_Str [BINDIN structRowIdent] [ORAHINT hintIdent_Str] 

 DBS_DELETE dbObjIdent, retCodeIdent_Int  WHERE strExpression_Str [BINDIN varIdent1, varIdent2, ... ] [TRANS transHandle_Int] [ORAHINT hintIdent_Str] 

 DBS_DELETE dbObjIdent, retCodeIdent_Int  WHERE strExpression_Str [BINDIN structRowIdent] [TRANS transHandle_Int] [ORAHINT hintIdent_Str] 

Parameters
handleIdent_Int in Identifier  (handle) of Int type of the connection with a table (DB_CONNECT).
dbObjIdent in Reference to an object of Database table type.
retCodeIdent_Int out Return value of Int type- action success.
rowIdent in One structure row identifier.
strExpression_Str in Expression of String type, which identifies rows to delete. If the expression is parameterized, the keyword BINDIN and the values of parameters (structRowIdent or varIdent1, varIdent2, ...) are mandatory.
varIdent1,
varIdent2, ...
in List of objects, constants or local variables, which will specify the values of parameters of parameterized SQL expression strExpression_Str.
structRowIdent in Reference to a row of local variable of Record type or to a row of structured variable. The row's values will specify the values of parameters of parameterized SQL expression strExpression_Str.
transHandle_Int in Identifier of the Connection to the database.
hintIdent_Str in Expression of String type that defines Oracle SQL hint. It is used as an instruction for the performance optimizer of SQL command. The value is used without the opening and terminating characters /*+ <orahint> */.
The example is mentioned here.

Return code
The value of the parameter transHandle_Int. See the table of error codes. It is possible to get extended error information.
Description
Table must be opened with the access _DB_MODIFY.

In the first case, there is deleted just one row determined by a value of the key item in a value of Structure type (rowIdent). The particular row is to be found and deleted according to the key item.

In the second case, the expression of String type (strExpression_Str), which result value is used as

WHERE
clause for the SQL command
DELETE,
is the condition to delete. In this case, a value of the key item is not used and may not be adjusted. If there is more rows in a table which meet the condition (strExpression_Str), they all are to be deleted.

The advantage of the action DBS_DELETE at work with a table is the possibility to leave out its closing and opening (shorter code).

For D2000 v5.00: an disadvantage of the action DBS_DELETE is in speed. Each DBS_DELETE call results in necessity to open and close the database in DBManager - it can be a time-consuming operation and it is a comparatively nonstandard method in term of databases.
The need to open and close the database may be avoided in the scope of transaction processing so that the command is followed by the parameter

TRANS
.

For D2000 v6.00 and higher: DBManager optimization (connection recycling, predefined connections) causes the action DBS_DELETE to execute as quick as the action DB_DELETE and as moreover there is saved a time required for execution of the action DB_CONNECT to open the database.

The need to open and close the database may be avoided in the scope of transaction processing so that the command is followed by the parameter

TRANS
.


Warning
A variant of the command
DB_DELETE WHERE
allows to delete the entire contents of a table.

If the condition (strExpression_Str) is met for all rows of a table (e.g. "1=1"), its entire contents is to be deleted.

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