Delete statement, COBOL Programming

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DELETE STATEMENT:

The format of the delete statement is as shown below:

DELETE   file-name RECORD   [  ;   INVALID   KEY  imperative-statement  ]

Whenever the ACCESS MODE IS SEQUENTIAL the execution of the DELETE statement should be preceded by the execution of a READ statement on the file and the INVALID KEY phrase must not be specified.

 

 


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