DELETE RECORD

version 2004 (Modified)

DELETE RECORD {(table)}

DELETE RECORD deletes the current record of table in the process. If there is no current record for table in the process, DELETE RECORD has no effect. In a form, you can create a Delete Record button instead of using this command.

Note: If the current record is unloaded from memory before calling DELETE RECORD (for example, subsequent to an UNLOAD RECORD), the current selection of table is empty after the deletion occurs.

Deleting records is a permanent operation and cannot be undone.

If a record is deleted, the record number will be reused when new records are created. Do not use the record number as the record identifier if you will ever delete records from the database.

The following example deletes an employee record. The code asks the user what employee to delete, searches for the employee's record, and then deletes it:

   vFind := Request ("Employee ID to delete:")  ` Get an employee ID 
   If (OK = 1) 
      QUERY ([Employee]; [Employee]ID = vFind)  ` Find the employee 
      DELETE RECORD ([Employee])  ` Delete the employee 
   End if

Locked, Triggers.