removeSheet-methods

Removing worksheets from workbooks

Removes a worksheet from a '>workbook.

Usage

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

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.

See Also

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

Aliases

• removeSheet
• removeSheet-methods
• removeSheet,workbook,character-method
• removeSheet,workbook,numeric-method

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")
# }