>My SQL is in a grid form. A Second maintenance form is called based on the current selected record in my grid. Changes are made in the second form & saved . Then I return to my 1st grid form.
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>There is a command button on my first from to delete records.
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>Once a user has made changes using the second form, and I return to the grid form, any records I try to delete are ignored by my SQL command.
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>Hope this makes sense.. phew

It sounds like your second form changes the SET DELETED (and may be other) settings.

Try
messagebox(set('deleted')) before calling your form and after.