Dim sh as Worksheet
On Error Resume Next
set sh = worksheets("Name1")
On Error goto 0
if not sh is nothing then
msgbox "Sheet with the name of Name1 already exists"
else
Worksheets.Add.Name = "Name1"
set sh = Worksheets("Name1")
End if

' now sh holds a reference to the sheet Name1

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"Chaz" wrote in message
...
I have a macro that creates and names a worksheet each time it is run.
However, if you have already run the macro and have not deleted the
worksheet
before running the macro again, the macro returns an error - Cannot rename
a
sheet to the same name as another sheet. What is the best way to handle
this
error?

Thanks in advance