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HP System Dictionary XL Intrinsics

SDDeleteEntVarAttr 

Deletes a variable length attribute value of an entity.

Syntax 

     SDDeleteEntVarAttr (Dcb,EntityType,Entity,Attribute,Status)

Parameters 

Dcb                       Required input; type = DcbType 
                          This parameter passes information about the
                          dictionary to this intrinsic.  It is
                          initialized by the SDOpen intrinsic.

EntityType                Required input; type = NameOrNumberType 
                          This parameter specifies the type of entity
                          from which a variable length attribute is to be
                          deleted.

Entity                    Required input; type = NameOrNumberType 
                          This parameter specifies the entity from which
                          a variable length attribute is to be deleted.

Attribute                 Required input; type = NameOrNumberType 
                          This parameter specifies the variable length
                          attribute whose value is to be deleted.

Status                    Output; type = StatusType 
                          This parameter contains information indicating
                          the success or failure of the intrinsic call.
                          This information is detailed in Table 3-1,
                          located in Chapter 3 of this manual.

Discussion 

The following restrictions apply when using this intrinsic:

   1.  Open mode--The dictionary must be opened in either Shared Update 
       mode or Exclusive Update mode.

   2.  Security--The current scope must be either the Dictionary
       Administrator scope or a scope with at least Modify access to the
       entity.

   3.  The current version must be in TEST status.

   4.  The attribute whose value is being deleted must be a variable
       length attribute.

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