Delete row sheet 'x' if cell in sheet 'X' contains name of sheet 'y'

Question

second Q here, still learning but trying to do my best!

Question:

I want to run a macro which takes the name of a sheet (it is the active sheet at that moment) and uses it to delete every row in sheet "PD" which contains the name of that "previous active sheet" in column "M". Than the macro should go back to that "previous active sheet" and fill some cells with color (that part should be ok)

I tried a couple of things and with help of other topics below and the record button i managed to get this code, which doesn't work

Sub FindandDelete
Sheets("PD").Select
Range("M").Select
With ActiveSheet
.AutoFilterMode = False
With Range("M1", Range("M" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp))
    .AutoFilter 1, ActiveSheet.Previous.Name.Select
    On Error Resume Next
    .Offset(1).SpecialCells(12).EntireRow.Delete
End With
.AutoFilterMode = False
End With
ActiveSheet.Previous.Select
Range("N16,N17").Select
With Selection.Interior
    .Pattern = xlSolid
    .PatternColorIndex = xlAutomatic
    .Color = 49407
    .TintAndShade = 0
    .PatternTintAndShade = 0
End With
Range("A1").Select
End Sub

For activate sheet: How to activate a specific worksheet in Excel

Delete row: http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/excel-questions/537771-delete-row-if-specific-cell-value-matches-value-found-another-worksheet.html

Hope that anyone can help, if more effort or explanation needed, happy to hear.

Answer 1

To be honest your code might work with some adjustments, but I'd rather start from scratch and use this:

Sub FindAndDelete
    Dim strAName As String
    Dim lngCounter as Long
    strAName = ActiveSheet.Name

    With Worksheets("PD")
        For lngCounter = .Cells(Rows.Count, 13).End(xlUp).row to 1  Step -1
            if .Cells(lngcounter, 13).value = strAName then
                .Rows(lngCounter).Delete
            end if
        Next lngCounter
    End with

    'Do your coloring stuff, which you said is fine now
End Sub

You should avoid changing sheets. There usually is no need to "activate" or "select" anyhting in VBA, it is just something humans have to do and therefore the MacroRecorder uses it...