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Visual Basic for Applications Reference

DeleteSetting Statement

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Deletes a section or key setting from an application's entry in the Windows registry.

Syntax

DeleteSetting appname,section[,key]

The DeleteSetting statement syntax has these named arguments:

Part Description
appname Required. String expression containing the name of the application or project to which the section or key setting applies.
section Required. String expression containing the name of the section where the key setting is being deleted. If only appname and section are provided, the specified section is deleted along with all related key settings.
key Optional. String expression containing the name of the key setting being deleted.

Remarks

If all argument are provided, the specified setting is deleted. A run-time error occurs if you attempt to use the DeleteSetting statement on a non-existent section or key setting.