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Delete Portal Row

 

Purpose 

Deletes the selected portal row (which deletes data in a related record).

See also 

Deleting records

Creating scripts to automate tasks

Format 

Delete Portal Row [No dialog]

Options 

Perform without dialog prevents a message box from displaying when the script step executes that asks the user to confirm the deletion of the portal row.

Compatibility 

 

Where the script step runs	Supported
FileMaker Pro	Yes
FileMaker Server scheduled script	Partial
FileMaker Go	Yes
Custom Web Publishing	Partial
FileMaker WebDirect	Partial
Runtime solution	Yes

Originated in 

FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier

Description 

Use the Go to Portal Row script step to control which row is selected. (If no portal row is selected, nothing happens when this script step executes.)

Note  After you use a Delete Portal Row script step in FileMaker WebDirect, click anywhere on the layout or use a Commit Records/Requests script step to commit the deletion.

Important  You cannot undo a Delete Portal Row script step.

Example 1 

Asks if the user wants to delete the portal row if a product is discontinued.

If [Products::Availability = "Discontinued"]
Delete Portal Row [ ]
End If

Example 2 

Asks if the user wants to delete the product in the current portal row.

Show Custom Dialog ["Do you want to delete " & Products::Name & "?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Delete Portal Row [No dialog]
End If

Related topics 

Script steps reference (alphabetical list)

Script steps reference (category list)