Directives

DROP

Removes Program from Memory

Format

DROP prog$[,ERR=stmtref]

Where:

prog$	Name of the program to be unloaded from memory. String expression.
stmtref	Program line number or statement label to which to transfer control.

Use the DROP directive to unload a program previously loaded into memory by the ADDR directive. The memory used while the program was loaded is returned to the system. PxPlus returns an Error #17: Invalid file type or contents if you use a DROP statement for a program that is not currently loaded in memory.

Note:
In Object Oriented Programming, DROP OBJECT can be used to delete an object and DROP CLASS can be used to delete a class. See DELETE and DELETE OBJECT.

Example

drop "ARDATE"

Directives

Format

Description

Note:
In Object Oriented Programming, DROP OBJECT can be used to delete an object and DROP CLASS can be used to delete a class. See DELETE and DELETE OBJECT.

See Also

Example

Directives

Format

Description

Note: In Object Oriented Programming, DROP OBJECT can be used to delete an object and DROP CLASS can be used to delete a class. See DELETE and DELETE OBJECT.

See Also

Example

Note:
In Object Oriented Programming, DROP OBJECT can be used to delete an object and DROP CLASS can be used to delete a class. See DELETE and DELETE OBJECT.