You delete parts of the contents of the files of the database instance, or complete files.
If you use
the command with files for which it is not valid, you receive the error
-24996 ERR_PARAM - wrong
parameters.
· You have the server authorization DBFileRead.
· You have determined the file ID of the file to be processed (see file_getfirst).
file_operation <file_ID> <action>
<action> :: = <delete_action> | <shrink_action>
<delete_action>:: = OP=DELETE [DATE=<yyyymmddhhmmss>]
<shrink_action>:: = OP=SHRINK <option>
<option> :: = DATE=<yyyymmddhhmmss> | LINE=<n>
Options
Option |
Description |
<file_ID> |
Log file(s) of the database instance |
OP=DELETE [DATE=<yyyymmddhhmmss>] |
The file(s) is/are deleted. You can use the DATE=<yyyymmddhhmmss> option to specify that only those files that have not been changed since the specified date are to be deleted. |
OP=SHRINK <option> |
Part of the content of the file is deleted. You can use options to limit which
parts are to be deleted: |
OK
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