CLEARDATA

Command

The CLEARDATA command clears data values from the database and sets them to #MISSING.

Syntax

CLEARDATA mbrName;

mbrName Any valid single member name or member combination, or a function that returns a single member or member combination.

Description

The CLEARDATA command clears a well-defined section of a database's cells and changes the values of those cells to #MISSING values. This command is useful when you need to clear existing data values before loading new values into a database. CLEARDATA can only clear a section of a database. It cannot clear the entire database. To clear the entire database, select Database > Clear Data > ALL from the Application Manager main menu.

Example

CLEARDATA Budget;

clears all Budget data.

CLEARDATA Budget->Colas;

clears only Budget data for the Colas product family.

See Also

CLEARBLOCK


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