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 NAME
   dce_db_delete_by_name - Deletes an item from a string-indexed
                           backing store

 SYNOPSIS

   #include <dce/dce.h>
   #include <dce/dbif.h>

   void dce_db_delete_by_name( dce_db_handle_t handle,
                               char *key,
                               error_status_t *status );

 PARAMETERS

   Input

   handle    A handle, returned from dce_db_open(), that identifies
             the backing store being used.

   key       A NULL-terminated string that is the key to the item
             in the backing store.

   Output

   status    A pointer to the completion status.  On successful
             completion, the routine returns error_status_ok.
             Otherwise, it returns an error code.

 DESCRIPTION

   The dce_db_delete_by_name() routine deletes an item from the
   backing store that is identified by the handle parameter, which
   was obtained from dce_db_open().  It is a specialized deletion
   routine for backing stores that are indexed by name, as selected
   by the db_c_index_by_name bit in the flags parameter to
   dce_db_open() when the backing store was created.

 ERRORS

   db_s_del_failed
             The deletion did not occur.  The global variable errno
             may indicate further information about the error.

   db_s_bad_index_type
             The backing store is not indexed by name.

   db_s_iter_not_allowed
             The function was called while an iteration, begun by
             dce_db_iter_start(), was in progress.  Deletion is not
             allowed during iteration.

   error_status_ok
             The call was successful.

 RELATED INFORMATION

   Functions: dce_db_delete
              dce_db_delete_by_uuid
              dce_db_open