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I am trying to write a macro that will transfertext and save the results in said txtpath folder. In vba, if sheet vendor list exists then delete, else call next routin im just needing to do a simple if statement test in my routine that would test to see if a sheet vendor list exists, if so then delete it, if not then to move on to another routine that it calls. In excel 200720, click the developer tab and then click the macro security item. Browse other questions tagged vba file ms access exists or ask your own question. Normally, you need to find and check it if exists, and then delete it manually.
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I can determine if the worksheet exists easily but i cannot make the existing worksheet active by use of a variable. However, this does not appear to be a known function within excel 2000. What i want to do is either get the module to check for an existing file, then delete it before making the new save. Vba delete files macro helps to delete files using vba from a folder. Deletehidedisable 20072016 only contextpopup menus zipcompress. Microsoft access delete query, sql syntax, examples and errors. Vba code to copy, move, delete and manage files excel off.
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