9 47 DELETE_TRIGGERS

LANSA Technical

9.47 DELETE_TRIGGERS

Þ Note: Built-In Function Rules.

Deletes standard DICTIONARY or FILE level triggers from a nominated field for subsequent replacement by the PUT_TRIGGER Built-In Function.

When deleting FILE level triggers from a field, the file involved must have been previously placed into an edit session by the START_FILE_EDIT Built-In Function.

Normal authority and task tracking rules apply to the use of this Built-In Function.

Þ This is a Specialized Built-In Function for use in a Development Environment only.

For use with

LANSA for i

YES

Do not use on IBM i in an RDMLX partition.

Visual LANSA for Windows

YES

 

Visual LANSA for Linux

NO

 

 

 

Arguments

No

Type

Req/ Opt

Description

Min Len

Max Len

Min Dec

Max Dec

1

A

Req

Level of triggers that are to be deleted.

D = Dictionary level

F = File level

1

1

 

 

2

A

Req

Name of field in dictionary or file from which triggers are to be deleted.

1

10

 

 

3 *

N

Req

Sequence number to control deletion. Only triggers with a sequence number greater than or equal to this value are deleted. If this argument is not specified, a value of zero (0) is assumed, so all triggers will match this control value.

1

3

0

0

4 *

A

Req

Generic description of trigger used to control deletion. Only checks which have a description generically matching this value will be deleted. If this value is not specified, a default value of blanks is assumed, so all checks will match this control value.

1

30

 

 

 

 

* The deletion control sequence number and description are related by an "AND" relationship. So if you pass values of 500 and 'IEW', only triggers that have a sequence number greater than or equal to 500 and a description that starts with 'IEW' will be deleted.

Return Values

No

Type

Req/ Opt

Description

Min Len

Max Len

Min Dec

Max Dec

1

A

Req

Return code

OK = validation check defined

ER = fatal error detected

NR = no records found eligible for deletion

In case of "ER" return code error message(s) are issued automatically. When a file edit session is involved it is ended automatically without commitment.

2

2