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Deepak Pandey 13Deepak Pandey 13 

trigger deleting record will save another custom object

sir i have a question that if any record has been deleted than deleted record will be save in another custom object. using trigger. anybody help me?. 
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Deepak Pandey 13Deepak Pandey 13
trigger createBackup on Account (after delete) 
{
 if(trigger.isDelete && trigger.isAfter)
 {
  List<My_Backup__c> lstToInsrt = new List<My_Backup__c>();  
  for(Account deletedAcc : trigger.old)
  {
   system.debug('deletedAcc '+deletedAcc );
   My_Backup__c backup = new My_Backup__c();
   backup.Name = deletedAcc.name;
   lstToInsrt.add(backup);
   system.debug('backup '+backup);
  }
  if(lstToInsrt.size()>0)
  {
   insert lstToInsrt;
   system.debug('list'+lstToInsrt);
  }
 }
}

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James LoghryJames Loghry
Deepak, there are several "maams" here too that help quite a bit, so please keep them in mind as well.

Generally speaking, you would need to create a trigger that fires on before (or after) delete.  This will fire when a record is deleted, with the exception being cascade deletes.

Cascade deletes happen when a parent is deleted and any detail records in a master / detail relationship are deleted as a result.  In that particular case, you would add your logic for the master record and any children detail records as well.

In your before delete trigger, you would construct a list of new custom object records and then insert them after the list is generated.
Deepak Pandey 13Deepak Pandey 13
trigger createBackup on Account (after delete) 
{
 if(trigger.isDelete && trigger.isAfter)
 {
  List<My_Backup__c> lstToInsrt = new List<My_Backup__c>();  
  for(Account deletedAcc : trigger.old)
  {
   system.debug('deletedAcc '+deletedAcc );
   My_Backup__c backup = new My_Backup__c();
   backup.Name = deletedAcc.name;
   lstToInsrt.add(backup);
   system.debug('backup '+backup);
  }
  if(lstToInsrt.size()>0)
  {
   insert lstToInsrt;
   system.debug('list'+lstToInsrt);
  }
 }
}
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