» Delete all macros in a workbook/document using VBA in Microsoft Excel
VBA macro tip contributed by Erlandsen Data Consulting offering Microsoft Excel Application development, template customization, support and training solutions
CATEGORY - Modules, Class Modules in VBA
VERSION - All Microsoft Excel Versions
The procedure can be used in both Excel and Word without any editing.
Sub RemoveAllMacros(objDocument As Object)
' deletes all VBProject components from objDocument
' removes the code from built-in components that can't be deleted
' use like this: RemoveAllMacros ActiveWorkbook ' in Excel
' or like this: RemoveAllMacros ActiveWorkbookDocument ' in Word
' requires a reference to the
' Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Extensibility library
Dim i As Long, l As Long
If objDocument Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
i = 0
On Error Resume Next
i = objDocument.VBProject.VBComponents.Count
On Error GoTo 0
If i < 1 Then ' no VBComponents or protected VBProject
MsgBox "The VBProject in " & objDocument.Name & _
" is protected or has no components!", _
vbInformation, "Remove All Macros"
Exit Sub
End If
With objDocument.VBProject
For i = .VBComponents.Count To 1 Step -1
On Error Resume Next
.VBComponents.Remove .VBComponents(i)
' delete the component
On Error GoTo 0
Next i
End With
With objDocument.VBProject
For i = .VBComponents.Count To 1 Step -1
l = 1
On Error Resume Next
l = .VBComponents(i).CodeModule.CountOfLines
.VBComponents(i).CodeModule.DeleteLines 1, l
' clear lines
On Error GoTo 0
Next i
End With
End Sub
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Dale Lavin
I am haveing a problem using On Error in a macro. It works the first time through, but on the second pass it errors out.
Any help ?


Any suggetion to delete macros from an Excel 2003 Workbook using VBA code?