Deletes the current record or a group of records.
Syntax
recordset.Delete AffectRecords
Parameters
AffectRecords An AffectEnum value that determines how many records the Delete method will affect. Can be one of the following constants.
| Constant | Description |
| adAffectCurrent | Default. Delete only the current record. |
| adAffectGroup | Delete the records that satisfy the current Filter property setting. You must set the Filter property to one of the valid predefined constants in order to use this option. |
Remarks
Using the Delete method marks the current record or a group of records in a Recordset object for deletion. If the Recordset object doesn't allow record deletion, an error occurs. If you are in immediate update mode, deletions occur in the database immediately. Otherwise, the records are marked for deletion from the cache and the actual deletion happens when you call the UpdateBatch method. (Use the Filter property to view the deleted records.)
Retrieving field values from the deleted record generates an error. After deleting the current record, the deleted record remains current until you move to a different record. Once you move away from the deleted record, it is no longer accessible.
If you nest deletions in a transaction, you can recover deleted records with the RollbackTrans method. If you are in batch update mode, you can cancel a pending deletion or group of pending deletions with the CancelBatch method.
If the attempt to delete records fails because of a conflict with the underlying data (for example, a record has already been deleted by another user), the provider returns warnings to the Errors collection but does not halt program execution. A run-time error occurs only if there are conflicts on all the requested records.