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MPE V to MPE XL: Getting Started

Lesson 3:  Deleting a Variable 

The new DELETEVAR command is used to purge user created variables from
the system.


Remove the variables f, _e, and k from the system with DELETEVAR, as
shown below.  Use SHOWVAR to verify that they were deleted.
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|                                                                  |
|                                                                  |
|      :DELETEVAR f,_e,k                                           |
|      :SHOWVAR f                                                  |
|               ^                                                  |
|      VARIABLE NOT FOUND IN TABLE. (CIERR 8106)                   |
|                                                                  |
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To delete all user created variables, DELETEVAR followed by the wildcard
character @ is used.

Exercises 

4.   Delete the variable PI created in exercise 2.  Verify that it is
     gone.

5.   Display all variables created in this session that are still in
     place.  Delete them.  Show that they are gone.

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