RemoveCatalogMergeArea Method
Deletes the catalog merge area from the specified publication page. All shapes contained in the catalog merge area remain in place on the page, but are no longer connected to the catalog merge data source.
expression.RemoveCatalogMergeArea
expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.
Remarks
Removing a catalog merge area from a publication page does not disconnect the data source from the publication. Use the IsDataSourceConnected property of the Document object to determine if a data source is connected to a publication.
Use the AddCatalogMergeArea method of the Shapes collection to add a catalog merge area to a publication. A publication page can contain only one catalog merge area.
Example
The following example tests whether any page in the specified publication contains a catalog merge area. If any page does, all the shapes are removed from the catalog merge area and deleted, and the catalog merge area is then removed from the publication.
Sub DeleteCatalogMergeAreaAndAllShapesWithin()
Dim pgPage As Page
Dim mmLoop As Shape
Dim intCount As Integer
Dim strName As String
For Each pgPage In ThisDocument.Pages
For Each mmLoop In pgPage.Shapes
If mmLoop.Type = pbCatalogMergeArea Then
With mmLoop.CatalogMergeItems
For intCount = .Count To 1 Step -1
strName = mmLoop.CatalogMergeItems.Item(intCount).Name
.Item(intCount).RemoveFromCatalogMergeArea
pgPage.Shapes(strName).Delete
Next
End With
mmLoop.RemoveCatalogMergeArea
End If
Next mmLoop
Next pgPage
End Sub