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dbase_delete_record

Deletes a record from a database

Description

bool dbase_delete_record(resource $database, int $number)

Marks the given record to be deleted from the database.

Note:

To actually remove the record from the database, you must also call dbase_pack.

Parameters

database

The database resource, returned by dbase_open or dbase_create.

number

An integer which spans from 1 to the number of records in the database (as returned by dbase_numrecords).

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
PECL dbase 7.0.0 database is now a resource instead of an int.

See Also

  • dbase_add_record
  • dbase_replace_record