6.30 SDDS_DeleteColumn

• name:
  SDDS_DeleteColumn
• description:
  Deletes a named column from the current data table of a data set. If another data table is subsequently read in, the column reappears in the new data table.
• synopsis: #include ”SDDS.h”
  int32_t SDDS_DeleteColumn(SDDS_TABLE *SDDS_table, char *column_name)
• arguments:
  • SDDS_table: Address of the SDDS_TABLE structure for the data set.
  • column_name: A NULL-terminated character string giving the name of the column to delete.
• return value:
  Returns 1 on success. Returns 0 on failure, and records an error message.
• see also:
  • SDDS_DeleteParameter
  • SDDS_DeleteUnsetColumns
  • SDDS_SetColumnFlags
  • SDDS_SetColumnsOfInterest
  • SDDS_NumberOfErrors
  • SDDS_PrintErrors