removeSheet-methods: Removing worksheets from workbooks

In XLConnect: Excel Connector for R

Removing worksheets from workbooks

Description

Removes a worksheet from a workbook.

Usage

## S4 method for signature 'workbook,character'
removeSheet(object,sheet)
## S4 method for signature 'workbook,numeric'
removeSheet(object,sheet)

Arguments

object	The workbook to use
sheet	The name or index of the sheet to remove

Note

When removing a worksheet that is the currently active sheet then XLConnect resets the active sheet to the first possible worksheet in the workbook.
Also note that deleting worksheets may result in invalid name references.

Author(s)

Martin Studer
Mirai Solutions GmbH https://mirai-solutions.ch

See Also

workbook, createSheet, existsSheet, getSheets, renameSheet, cloneSheet, setActiveSheet

Examples

## Not run: 
# mtcars xlsx file from demoFiles subfolder of package XLConnect
mtcarsFile <- system.file("demoFiles/mtcars.xlsx", package = "XLConnect")

# Load workbook
wb <- loadWorkbook(mtcarsFile)

# Remove the worksheet called 'mtcars' from the above file
removeSheet(wb, sheet = "mtcars")

## End(Not run)

XLConnect documentation built on Sept. 11, 2024, 8:04 p.m.