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If you have to delete a worksheet from a workbook, you can use below source code.

Source Code

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' @Author - Alexander Bolte
' @ChangeDate - 2014-10-08
' @Description - Deleting a worksheet named like sheetName from given target Workbook, if a worksheet under given sheetName exists.
' @Param trg - an initialized workbook object.
' @Param sheetName - a String holding a unique worksheet name.
Public Function deleteWorksheet(ByRef trg As Workbook, ByVal sheetName As String)
    If worksheetExists(trg, sheetName) Then
        Call trg.Worksheets(sheetName).Delete
    End If
End Function

Referenced Functions

The following functions are referenced.

 Check if a worksheet exists

 

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In case you need the selected list item from a listbox, which only allows single selection the selected list item can be returned using the below source code.

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Me.listBox.column(0)

Where listBox is the name of the control element / the listbox as you defined it.

Me refers to a form a listbox is placed in.

The column index within a listbox is zero based.

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The following method returns a Range object referneced by a NamedRange in an Excel worksheet. Motivation for this article is the fact that VBA does not handle possible errors in a NamedRange. If a referenced range contains errors even in formulas, the simple calll to RefersToRange of a NamedRange will fail.

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