Delete instance (DEL)
The command deletes an instance in the referenced collection. Deleting an instance will reset the selections for all subsequent collections in the hierarchy. Option -E allows deleting defect (not readable) instances.
Parameters:
- key_value - key value for the instance to be deleted (ordered collection). Key components have to be separated by '|'. When the key value contains special characters, it has to be quoted.
- position - position of instance to be deleted
- . - delete instance currently selected in the collection
- * - delete all instances filtered in the current collection (--> sfc)
- -Dn - re-direction to other data source.
- -Cn - re-direction to other collection in the hierarchy or in the data source referenced by -Dn.
- -E -Delete instances that cannot be read (usually by index).
Syntax:
del keyval|position|.|* -Dn -Cn // normal instance
del keyval|position -E // delete defekt instance
Examples:
del Miller|Paul // Delete person instance for Paul Miller to selected
// instance
del 0 // Delete first instance to selected instance
del . -D3 -C2 // Delete selected instance to collection 2 in data
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