How to use DBASE IV table DELETE command

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dBase requires a "PACK" command be sent after the "DELETE" command.

Is there a way to use ADO Recordset and to delete records from a dBase table ?

(I am useing C# Language and ODBC Connection String.)
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Posted 13-Dec-11 23:22pm

Dharshana Jayadewa

Updated 17-Dec-14 23:11pm

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AHSAN111 · Answer 1 · 2011-12-14T00:04:00

I believe the command text is incorrect. you need to connect to the Dbase file using a DSN and use that
DSN with the ODBC connection object to execute delete and pack commands on the table. Also, You need to specify the Table Name with the delete command like :

Delete * from Tablename where fac_code = '123whatever'

Maciej Los · Answer 2 · 2014-12-17T23:58:00

Do not post the same question on several forums: ODBC to dBase with deleted row[^]
Please, try to understand what they want to tell you. The referenced article is quite clear and contains few helpful links. Read it again: http://geekswithblogs.net/THines01/archive/2010/03/23/packdbf.aspx[^]
The most important is: the DBF driver does not ACTUALLY delete records from the data source -- it only marks them for deletion, so there is a need to use pack command.

How to use DBASE IV table DELETE command

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