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Safely Deleting Worksheets Using the DeleteSheet Function

 
Function DeleteSheet(ws As Worksheet, bQuiet As Boolean) As Boolean 
    Dim bDeleted As Boolean 

    On Error GoTo ErrHandler 

    bDeleted = False  

    If CountVisibleSheets(ws.Parent) > 1 Then 
        If bQuiet Then Application.DisplayAlerts = False 

        bDeleted = ws.Parent.Worksheets(ws.Name).Delete 
    End If 

ExitPoint: 
    Application.DisplayAlerts = True 
    DeleteSheet = bDeleted 
    Exit Function 
ErrHandler: 
    bDeleted = False 
    Resume ExitPoint 
End Function 
Function CountVisibleSheets(wb As Workbook) As Integer 
    Dim nSheetIndex As Integer 
    Dim nCount As Integer 
    nCount = 0 
    For nSheetIndex = 1 To wb.Sheets.Count 
        If wb.Sheets(nSheetIndex).Visible = xlSheetVisible Then 
            nCount = nCount + 1 
        End If 
    Next 
    CountVisibleSheets = nCount 
End Function








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