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**ERASE(** [//first control//] [,//last control//] **)**

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| **ERASE** | Blanks controls and clears their USE variables. |
| //first control// | Field number or field equate label of a control, or the first control in a range of controls. If omitted, defaults to zero (0). |
| //last control// | Field number or field equate label of the last control in a range of controls. |

The **ERASE** statement erases the data from controls in the window and clears their corresponding USE variables. ERASE with no parameters erases all controls in the window. Using //first control// alone, as the parameter of ERASE, clears a specific USE variable and its associated control. Both //first control// and //last control// parameters are used to clear the USE variables and associated controls for an inclusive range of controls in the window.

**Example:**

**ERASE(?)               !Erase the currently selected control**

**ERASE                  !Erase all controls on the screen**

**ERASE(3,7)             !Erase controls 3 through 7**

**ERASE(?Name,?Zip)      !Erase controls from name through zip**

**ERASE(?City,?City+2)   !Erase City and 2 controls following City**

**See Also:**

[[field equate labels.htm|Field Equate Labels]]

[[change  change control field value .htm|CHANGE]]