Delete rather than make Invisible

[Corey]

I am yet to solve the problem with my Excel file being 56mb is size although ALL photos have been
removed but the below may hold the key?

Sub DeleteAllPhotos()
MsgBox "Are You Sure you want to Delete ALL the Photo's ?", , "...."

Worksheets("Photo's").Select
Dim lnCnt As Long, sStr As String ' Declare Variables (Dimension Them)
Application.ScreenUpdating = False ' Turns off use of the screen, makes exceution faster and
less distraction
For lnCnt = 1 To ActiveSheet.Shapes.Count ' Common Loop, FOR 1 to 10 = loops 10 times
With ActiveSheet.Shapes(lnCnt) ' Everything I now do I do WITH ... until END WITH
sStr = Left(.Name, 1) ' assigns the first letter of oject name to sStr
If sStr <> "S" Then ' if NOT S, as you can see these can be 'nested'
If sStr <> "B" Then ' if NOT B, as you can see these can be 'nested'
'.Visible = False ' make current item invisible '<===== Delete the Photo's instead

If sStr = "L" Then .Line.ForeColor.SchemeColor = 8
End If
End If
End With
Next
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub


How can i adapt this code to Delete rather than make invisible the photos, or is that the same??

Will it also reduce the size of the file?


Corey....

 

[Don Guillett]

Try this to CUT(delete) all shapes on the active sheet

Sub ShapesCut()
For Each s In ActiveSheet.Shapes
s.Cut
Next
End Sub

 

[Corey]

Thanks for the reply Don,
But i do have SOME shapes in the sheet that i do NOT want deleted.
The names of these begin with S or B (As per the code)

Corey....
Try this to CUT(delete) all shapes on the active sheet

Sub ShapesCut()
For Each s In ActiveSheet.Shapes
s.Cut
Next
End Sub

 

[Dave Peterson]

Option Explicit
Sub ShapesCut()
dim S as shape
For Each s In ActiveSheet.Shapes
if lcase(s.name) = "s" _
or lcase(s.name) = "b" then
'keep it
else
s.delete 'or .cut??
end if
Next s
End Sub

(Untested. Uncompiled. Watch for typos.)

 

[Dave Peterson]

Doh. I forgot the left() bits.

Option Explicit
Sub ShapesCut()
dim S as shape
For Each s In ActiveSheet.Shapes
if lcase(left(s.name,1)) = "s" _
or lcase(left(s.name,1)) = "b" then
'keep it
else
s.delete 'or .cut??
end if
Next s
End Sub

(Still untested!)

 

[Don Guillett]

Friday

 

[Dave Peterson]

Actually, too late on Thursday night. <bg>

Friday