PPT: Sample VB Code to Delete a Custom Slide Show

• Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

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

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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

REFERENCES

For more information about creating Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Microsoft PowerPoint, type "how to create a macro," click Search, and then click to view "Create a macro in Visual Basic Editor."

For more information about running Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Microsoft PowerPoint, type "how to run a macro," click Search, and then click to view "Run a macro."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
   TITLE     : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications