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XLConnect (version 0.2-9)

removeSheet-methods: Removing worksheets from workbooks

Description

Removes a worksheet from a workbook.

Usage

## S3 method for class 'workbook,character':
removeSheet(object,sheet)
## S3 method for class 'workbook,numeric':
removeSheet(object,sheet)

Arguments

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

See Also

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

Examples

Run this code
# 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")

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