PvDropIndex()

PvDropIndex()

Drops the index from dictionary and data files, given the index number.

Header File: ddf.h (See also Header Files)

Function First Available In Library: w3dbav75.dll (Windows), libpsqldti.so (Linux), libpsqldti.dylib (macOS) (See also Link Libraries)

Syntax

PRESULT PvDropIndex(

WORD dictHandle,

LPCSTR tableName,

WORD indexNumber,

BOOL renumber);

Arguments

In	dictHandle	Handle of an open dictionary returned by PvOpenDatabase().
In	tableName	Name of the table with the index to be dropped.
In	indexNumber	Number of the index to be dropped.
In	renumber	Indicates whether the remaining indexes should be renumbered.

Return Values

PCM_Success	The operation was successful.
PCM_errFailed	The operation was not successful.
PCM_errInvalidDictionaryHandle	The specified dictionary handle does not exist.
PCM_errTableNotFound	The specified table was not found.
PCM_errInvalidIndex	The specified index was not found.

Remarks

You must first open a dictionary successfully using PvOpenDatabase().

The table specified by tableName must exist in the dictionary specified by dictHandle.