Yvonne,
Put this code in the button's On Click event:
cnt = DCount("*", "tblplacenames")
strSQL = "DELETE * FROM tblplacenames"
CurrentDb.Execute strSQL
MsgBox cnt & " Records deleted.", vbInformation, "Place Names table"
HTH,
Nikos
> Hi I need to delete all records from a table in my
> database. I have a button on a table maintenance form
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> Yvonne