Form Builder 6 -- built-in delete menu item

Hi all,
The built-in delete menu item doesn't ask for confirmation whether we wanted to delete the record or not.
Can anyone here tell me how to add in the confirmation (e.g. Are you sure to delete?) before deleting the record?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Vivian

You can use Key-DELREC trigger. More you can read in the Forms on-line help DO_KEY built-in.
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Hope the below links help you
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/9adea3a2-6d08-4c04-ace2-88a704833f1d/how-to-hide-delete-item-from-ecb-menu-for-1-specific-custom-list?forum=sharepointcustomizationlegacy
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