DoCmd.DeleteObject Method

Access Developer Reference

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 A AcObjectType constant that represents the type of object to delete.
ObjectName Optional Variant 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, then in the current database.

Remarks

You can 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), Microsoft 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 In Database Window argument set to Yes (True).

Example

The following example deletes the specified table:

Visual Basic for Applications
  DoCmd.DeleteObject acTable, "Former Employees Table"