>what command can i use for a button in a form to delete the record. I just type delete and when I click the the button, the form with that record disappear but the record is still there

When you issue DELETE, the record has been marked for deletion, but not removed from the table. To remove deleted records from the table, you need to USE the table EXCLUSIVELY, then issue PACK. Be aware that this will remove all records that have been marked for deletion. If you just want the record to not show up when users are looking through the data, take a look at SET DELETED in the help file. Good luck,
John