Microsoft KB Archive/163532

= PPT: For Each Loop Doesn't Find All Shapes on a Slide =

Article ID: 163532

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q163532



SYMPTOMS
When you use a For Each...Next statement to loop through and remove all shapes on a specified slide, some shapes are not deleted. For example, the following code does not delete all the shapes on a slide. For Each shapeObject In ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes shapeObject.Delete Next shapeObject



CAUSE
When you use a For Each...Next statement in a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure, the procedure keeps track of each shape that it finds. When it finds the first shape, it knows that the next shape is the second shape on the slide. However, when it finds the first shape and then deletes it, the next shape becomes the first shape on the slide. Consequently, each subsequent shape on the slide is assigned a new position.



RESOLUTION
Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. As the following sample Visual Basic procedure demonstrates, you can replace the For Each...Next statement with a Do...Loop statement (including the While keyword) to remove all the shapes on a slide. Sub DeleteAllShapes

' Delete every shape on slide 1. With ActivePresentation.Slides(1) While (.Shapes.Count > 0) .Shapes(1).Delete Wend End With

End Sub



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