dce_db_delete_by_name(3dce)
Deletes an item from a string-indexed backing store
Synopsis
#include <dce/dce.h>
#include <dce/dbif.h>
void dce_db_delete_by_name(
dce_db_handle_t handle,
char *key,
error_status_t *status);
Parameters
Input
handle
A handle, returned from dce_db_open( ), that identifies the backing store being used.
key
A NULL-terminated string that is the key to the item in the backing store.
Output
status
A pointer to the completion status. On successful completion, the routine returns error_status_ok. Otherwise, it returns an error code.
Description
The dce_db_delete_by_name( ) routine deletes an item from the backing store that is identified by the handle parameter, which was obtained from
dce_db_open(~). It is a specialized deletion routine for backing stores that are indexed by name, as selected by the db_c_index_by_name bit in the flags parameter to
dce_db_open( ) when the backing store was created.
Errors
The following describes a partial list of errors that might be returned. Refer to the OSF DCE Problem Determination Guide for complete descriptions of all error messages.
db_s_del_failed
The deletion did not occur. The global variable errno may indicate further information about the error.
db_s_bad_index_type
The backing store is not indexed by name.
db_s_iter_not_allowed
The function was called while an iteration, begun by dce_db_iter_start( ), was in progress. Deletion is not allowed during iteration.
error_status_ok
The call was successful.
Related Information
Functions: dce_db_delete(3dce)