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%.COPYRIGHT  (c)  1990 European Southern Observatory
%.IDENT      deletecolu.hlq
%.AUTHOR     JDP, IPG/ESO
%.KEYWORDS   MIDAS, help files, DELETE/COLUMN
%.PURPOSE    On-line help file for the command: DELETE/COLUMN
%.VERSION    1.0  02-NOV-1985 : Creation, JDP
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SECTION./COLUMN
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DELETE/COLUMN						02-NOV-1985  JDP
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DELETE/COLUMN table column_sel 
	delete table column(s)
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Purpose:      
              Delete table column(s)
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Syntax:       
              DELETE/COLUMN table column_sel
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              table  =     table name
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              column_sel = references, separated by blanks, to the column(s) 
                           to be deleted
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Note:         
              Column numbers or labels may be used.
              Use SHOW/TABLE to see the resulting table layout.
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See also:
              CREATE/COLUMN
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Examples:
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              DELETE/COLUMN mytable \#2 :X
              This command deletes the second column and the column :X
              from mytable
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              DELETE/COLUMN mytable :ra :dec 
              This command deletes the columns :ra and :dec from mytable
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