Access.DoCmd.DeleteObject.md

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DoCmd.DeleteObject method (Access)	vbaac10.chm4147	vbaac10.chm4147	Access.DoCmd.DeleteObject	8e59c5a8-89bd-0d90-9fd1-a1178c73c1c1	03/06/2019	medium

DoCmd.DeleteObject method (Access)

The DeleteObject method carries out the DeleteObject action in Visual Basic.

Syntax

expression.DeleteObject (ObjectType, ObjectName)

expression A variable that represents a DoCmd object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
ObjectType	Optional	AcObjectType	An AcObjectType constant that represents the type of object to delete.
ObjectName	Optional	Variant	A string expression that's the valid name of an object of the type selected by the ObjectType argument. If you run Visual Basic code containing the DeleteObject method in a library database, Microsoft Access looks for the object with this name first in the library database, and then in the current database.

Remarks

Use the DeleteObject method to delete a specified database object.

If you leave the ObjectType and ObjectName arguments blank (the default constant, acDefault, is assumed for ObjectType), Access deletes the object selected in the Database window. To select an object in the Database window, you can use the SelectObject action or SelectObject method with the InDatabaseWindow argument set to Yes (True).

Example

The following example deletes the specified table.

DoCmd.DeleteObject acTable, "Former Employees Table"

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