# A.12 Alternative Syntax for the DELETE Statement

In Compaq Fortran 77, you can specify the following form of the DELETE statement when deleting records from a relative file:

    DELETE (u'r [,ERR=s] [,IOSTAT=ios])

u
  Is the number of the logical unit containing the record to be deleted.
r
  Is the positional number of the record to be deleted.
s
  Is the label of an executable statement that receives control if an error condition occurs.
ios
  Is an integer scalar memory reference that is defined as a positive integer if an error occurs and zero if no error occurs.

This form deletes the direct access record specified by r.

For More Information:

For details on the DELETE statement: on OpenVMS systems, see Section 9.3; on Tru64 UNIX systems, see Section 10.3.

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