VDELETE—remove a definition of function variables

The VDELETE service is used only with CALL ISPLINK or CALL ISPLNK calls.

The VDELETE service removes variable names, previously defined by the program module, from the function pool. This service is the opposite of VDEFINE.

Command invocation format

ISPEXEC  *This service does not apply to APL2 or
          command procedures*

Call invocation format


>>-CALL--ISPLINK--(-+-'VDELETEb'--,--name-list-+-);------------><
                    '-'NObbbbbb'---------------'

Parameters

name-list: Specifies the dialog variable names that are to be removed from the function pool, or contains an asterisk.
An asterisk (*) specifies removal from the function pool of all dialog variable names previously defined by the program module, including exit routine definitions.

Return codes

These return codes are possible:

0: Normal completion.
8: At least one variable not found.
20: Severe error.

Example

Remove ISPF accessibility to a PL/I program variable that was previously established by VDEFINE to be accessible using dialog variable name MSGNAME.

CALL ISPLINK ('VDELETE ','MSGNAME ');