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Managing Database Records
Managing an OmniForm Database 8-15
Deleting Records
This section describes how to delete one or more records in a database.
Do this to get rid of old, unwanted, or duplicate records.
You can export information from a record first if you want to delete a
record but save its data. See “Exporting Information” on page 8-16 for
instructions.
You cannot delete a record if data protection is turned on. See
“Protecting Your Database” on page 8-26 for information.
To delete the current record:
1 If you are in Design View, click the Fill button in the standard
toolbar or choose
Fill
in the View menu to switch to Fill View.
2 Choose
Delete Record
in the Records menu.
A warning dialog box appears.
3 Click
Yes
to delete the current record permanently.
You cannot undo a record deletion!
To delete all records:
1 If you are in Design View, click the Fill button in the standard
toolbar or choose
Fill
in the View menu to switch to Fill View.
2 To delete a found set of records instead of all records, click
Search...
in the Records menu to find the records to delete.
See “Searching Records for Information” on page 8-7 for more
information.
3 Choose
Delete All Records
in the Records menu.
A warning dialog box appears.
4 Click
Yes
to delete all records or the found set permanently.
You cannot undo a record deletion!