You can use Find. For instance, the following sets the value of the sixth
cell in the column on the active worksheet whose header (in the first row)
is "abc" to "P".

Rows(1).Find("abc").EntireColumn.Rows(6).Value = "P"

Or set a reference to the column to use later, but check to see if found

Dim rng as Range
On Error Resume Next
Set rng = Rows(1).Find("abc").EntireColumn
If rng is Nothing then 'range not found
'do something
Else
'do something else
rng.Rows(6).Value = "P"
End If
On Error Goto 0

Bob

"Fred Smith" wrote in message
...
I'm working with an export file that contains several columns each headed
by
a description. However, there's no guarantee what order the columns will
be
in.

In VBA, is there a way I can refer to a cell, and/or a column, by its
description (much like the sort function does)?

--
Thanks,
Fred
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