Delete All Records
Purpose
Deletes all the records in the current found set.
See also
Format
Delete All Records [With dialog: On/Off]
Options
With dialog specifies whether to display a dialog box when the script step is performed, asking users to confirm deletion of all records.
Compatibility
Where the script step runs | Supported |
FileMaker Pro | Yes |
FileMaker Server | Partial |
FileMaker Go | Yes |
Custom Web Publishing | Partial |
FileMaker WebDirect | Yes |
Runtime solution | Yes |
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
Important You cannot undo deleting records.
Delete All Records attempts to lock a group of records in the found set before deleting them. If it can lock all records in the group, this script step deletes the group of records, attempts to lock the next group of records, and so on. The first time it can’t lock all records in a group (for example, if a record is being edited by another user), Delete All Records stops and returns an error code (which can be captured with the
Get(LastError) function).
Notes
Example 1
Asks if the user wants to delete all records in the current table.
Show All Records
Delete All Records [With dialog: On]
Example 2
Asks if the user wants to delete all records in the current
found set.
Show Custom Dialog ["Do you want to delete all " & Get ( FoundCount ) & " records found?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Delete All Records [With dialog: Off]
End If
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