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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 
To delete all records in the current table, use the Show All Records script step, then use Delete All Records.
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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Truncate Table script step
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