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Delete Portal Row
Purpose 
Deletes the selected portal row (which deletes data in a related record).
See also 
Format 
Delete Portal Row [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 the portal row.
Compatibility 
 
Where the script step runs 
Supported 
FileMaker Pro 
Yes 
FileMaker Server 
Partial 
FileMaker Go 
Yes 
Custom Web Publishing 
Partial 
FileMaker WebDirect 
Partial 
Runtime solution 
Yes 
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description 
Important  You cannot undo a Delete Portal Row script step.
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.)
Notes 
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.
Example 1 
Asks if the user wants to delete the portal row if a product is discontinued.
If [Products::Availability = "Discontinued"]
Delete Portal Row [With dialog: On]
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 [With dialog: Off]
End If
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