DELETE - Delete a file

Basic form

DELETE DATASET dsn.

Effect

Deletes the file specified in the field dsn.

The Return Code 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.

Notes

The system automatically performs an authorization check. If the user does not have the appropriate authorization, a runtime error occurs. You can check the existence of an authorization with the function module AUTHORITY_CHECK_DATASET.

Exceptions

Catchable Exceptions

CX_SY_FILE_AUTHORITY

Cause: No authorization to access a file
Runtime Error: OPEN_DATASET_NO_AUTHORITY (can be handled)

CX_SY_FILE_OPEN

Cause: File cannot be opened
Runtime Error: DATASET_CANT_OPEN (can be handled)

OPEN DATASET, READ DATASET, CLOSE DATASET.

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