Microsoft KB Archive/165218

= PPT: Sample VB Code to Delete a Custom Slide Show =

Article ID: 165218

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 Q165218



SUMMARY
This article provides a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that deletes a specified Custom Show called "My Custom Show". You can change the sample code to reference the correct name of your custom show.



MORE INFORMATION
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.

Sample Visual Basic Procedure
Sub DeleteCustomShow

'Change this string to the name of the custom show you want to    'delete. Const strShowToDelete As String = "My Custom Show"

Dim oShow As NamedSlideShow Dim strPrompt As String Dim FoundShow As Boolean: FoundShow = False 'Loop though the custom shows in the active presentation. For Each oShow In ActivePresentation.SlideShowSettings.NamedSlideShows 'Look for the custom show name defined by the constant 'strShowToDelete. If oShow.Name = strShowToDelete Then oShow.Delete FoundShow = True Exit For End If    Next oShow 'Check if a show was deleted and then display a message box. strPrompt = "The custom show   " & strShowToDelete & "    " If FoundShow Then MsgBox strPrompt & "was deleted.", vbInformation, _ "Custom Show Deleted" Else MsgBox strPrompt & "was not found.", vbInformation, _ "No Show Deleted" End If  End Sub

