Developer Reference : Platform Management : Distributed Tuning Interface (DTI) Guide : Distributed Tuning Interface Reference : PvDropDatabase()
 
PvDropDatabase()
Deletes a specified entry from dnames.cfg.
Header File: catalog.h (See also Header Files)
Function First Available In Library: w3dbav75.dll (Windows), libpsqldti.so (Linux), libpsqldti.dylib (macOS) (See also Link Libraries)
Syntax
BTI_API PvDropDatabase(
   BTI_LONG           hConnection,
   BTI_CHAR_PTR       dbName,
   BTI_CHAR           option);
Arguments
 
In
hConnection
Connection handle that identifies the server. Connection handles are obtained with the PvConnectServer() function.
In
dbName
Name of the database. A list of all database names for a particular server is obtained with the PvGetDbNamesData() function. A single database name from the resulting list can be obtained with the PvGetDbName() function.
In
option
Bit mask that specifies options. Set the low-order bit to one (0001h) if you want DDF files to be deleted in addition to the database name. Otherwise, only the database name will be deleted but DDF files will remain.
Return Values
 
P_OK
The operation was successful.
P_E_INVALID_HANDLE
Invalid connection handle.
P_E_NULL_PTR
Call with NULL pointer
P_E_ACCESS_RIGHT
Insufficient access right for the operation
P_E_NOT_EXIST
Named database does not exist.
P_E_FAIL
Failed for other reasons.
Remarks
The following preconditions must be met:
DTI session started by calling PvStart().
Connection established by PvConnectServer() or if you are performing the operation on a local machine, P_LOCAL_DB_CONNECTION may be used as the connection handle.
See Also
PvStart()
PvConnectServer()
PvCreateDatabase()
PvModifyDatabase()
PvDisconnect()
PvStop()