Thanks DBL
I slightly amended the code:
stdresponse = MsgBox("Are you sure you want to delete this record?" & vbCr & _
"Once it is deleted it cannot be restored. " & vbCr & vbCr & _
"You can only delete one record at a time", vbCritical + vbYesNo, "Delete Offspring")
If stdresponse = vbYes...