dpTypeDelete()

The function deletes an existing data point type.

Synopsis

int dpTypeDelete(string dpt);

Parameters

Parameter Meaning
dpt Name of the data point type (for example, "Example_DP")

Return Value

In the event of an error -1, 0 if everything is OK

Errors

Errors can be queried with getLastError() . An error message is issued in the event of incorrect DPTs or missing arguments!

Description

The function dpTypeDelete() deletes the specified data point type.

Make sure, that all belonging data points have been deleted, otherwise you get an error message.

Example

main()
{
  int n; // Deletes the data point type
  n= dpTypeDelete("valve");
  DebugN(n);
  if( n == 0 )DebugN ("Data point type deleted");
}

Assignment

Data point functions, waiting Control function

Availability

CTRL