VARD[EL]

Syntax

   VARD[EL]  pattern

Parameters

pattern

The name of the variable(s) to be deleted.

This parameter can be specified with wildcards or with a full regular expression. Refer to appendix A for additional information about pattern matching and regular expressions.

The following wildcards are supported:

@

Matches any character(s).

?

Matches any alphabetic character.

#

Matches any numeric character.

The following are valid name pattern specifications:

@

Matches everything; all names.

pib@

Matches all names that start with "pib".

log2##4

Matches "log2004", "log2754", and so on.

The following regular expressions are equivalent to the patterns with wildcards that are listed above:

   `.*`
   `pib.*`
   `log2[0-9][0-9]4`

Examples

   %cmdebug > vardel  count

Limitations, Restrictions