Dave,

Do you mean, can you add a name to a closed workbook? If so, AFAIK, the
answer is no, you would have to open it, add the name, and tghen close it.
Also, how would you know it has arrived in the folder?

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HTH

Bob Phillips
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"Dave Yutzler" wrote in message
...
I would like to add a Name to a worksheet
programmatically. I don't want to have to add the name
manually and a macro will not work unless it can be run
without having to open the worksheet and run it with mouse
clicks.

I need to define the same Name or names to changing ranges
on the sheet each time the sheet arrives in a folder. I
can run a script or .exe on the xls file based on an
existence criteria.


Can this be done?