NAME

       rulexdb_discard_dictionary - remove specified dictionary dataset from a rulex database

SYNOPSIS

       #include <rulexdb.h>

       int rulexdb_discard_dictionary(RULEXDB *rulexdb, int item_type);

DESCRIPTION

       The rulexdb_discard_dictionary() function removes all data from dictionary dataset specified by item_type
       argument that may accept one of the following values:

       RULEXDB_LEXBASE
              Discard the Implicit dictionary.

       RULEXDB_EXCEPTION
              Discard the Explicit dictionary.

       Note that the data type must be specified explicitly. The value RULEXDB_DEFAULT is not allowed here.

       The argument rulexdb references the database to deal with.

RETURN VALUE

       The rulexdb_discard_dictionary() function returns number of deleted records or negative error code.

ERRORS

       RULEXDB_FAILURE
              Referenced  database  has  not  been  opened, internal data structures are corrupted or some other
              general failure has occurred.

       RULEXDB_EPARM
              Invalid arguments are specified.

       RULEXDB_EACCESS
              The database is not opened for updating.

SEE ALSO

       rulexdb_classify(3),     rulexdb_close(3),      rulexdb_dataset_name(3),      rulexdb_discard_ruleset(3),
       rulexdb_fetch_rule(3),        rulexdb_lexbase(3),        rulexdb_load_ruleset(3),        rulexdb_open(3),
       rulexdb_remove_item(3),  rulexdb_remove_rule(3),  rulexdb_remove_this_item(3),  rulexdb_retrieve_item(3),
       rulexdb_search(3), rulexdb_seq(3), rulexdb_subscribe_item(3), rulexdb_subscribe_rule(3)

AUTHOR

       Igor B. Poretsky <poretsky@mlbox.ru>.

                                                February 22, 2012                  RULEXDB_DISCARD_DICTIONARY(3)