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DELETETABLE removes a table and any indexes based on the table from an ISAM
database.
 
DELETETABLE database$,tablename$
    ■ The argument database$ specifies an optional device, followed by a
      filename or path conforming to the DOS naming conventions. The
      database$ must be the name of an ISAM file.
    ■ The argument tablename$ is the name used in the OPEN statement to
      open the table.
 
Usage Notes
    ■ If the specified file is not an ISAM database file, BASIC generates
      the error message, "Bad file mode."
 
Important
    ■ Use DELETETABLE with caution. DELETETABLE permanently removes the
      specified table from the database.