LibraryDelete PowerScript function

Description

Deletes a library file or, if you specify a DataWindow object,
deletes the DataWindow object from the library.

Syntax

<span>LibraryDelete</span> ( <span>libraryname </span>{, <span>objectname</span>, <span>objecttype</span> <span></span>} )

1	<span>LibraryDelete</span> ( <span>libraryname </span>{, <span>objectname</span>, <span>objecttype</span> <span></span>} )

Argument	Description
libraryname	A string whose value is the name of the PowerBuilder library you want to delete or from which you want to delete a DataWindow object. If you do not specify a full path, LibraryDelete uses the system’s standard file search order to find the file.
objectname (optional)	A string whose value is the name of the DataWindow object you want to delete from libraryname.
objecttype (optional)	A value of the LibImportType enumerated datatype identifying the type of object you want to delete. The only supported object type is ImportDataWindow!.

Return Values

Integer. Returns 1 if it succeeds and
-1 if an error occurs. If any argument’s value is null, LibraryDelete returns null.

Usage

You can delete DataWindow objects from a library in a script
with the LibraryDelete function. To delete other
types of objects, use the Library painter.

Examples

This statement deletes a library called dwTemp in
the current directory and on the current application library path:

<span>LibraryDelete</span>("dwTemp.pbl")

1	<span>LibraryDelete</span>("dwTemp.pbl")

August 19, 2023

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