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Default Checking for Duplicate entry using VBA (?!)


I have a range of data in D10:D160
Using an InputBox a new employee name is entered
This name is checked against the range for a duplicate
I keep getting an error "Loop without Do" with this code
I suspect I am losing the Do call by exiting a For:Next loop....?


Msg = "Enter new employee name:"
EmployeeName = InputBox(Msg, vbCancel)
If EmployeeName = "" Then Exit Sub 'cancel data entry & exit
Do
For i = 10 To 160 'check range
If ActiveSheet.Cells(i, 4) = EmployeeName Then
Msg = "There is already an employee with that name...(please add a last
name or an initial)"
Msg = Msg &vbNewLine& "Enter new employee name:"
EmployeeName = InputBox(Msg, vbCancel)
If EmployeeName = "" Then Exit Sub 'cancel data entry & exit
Loop
Next i
End If

I have tried many different variations of this...don't know if I should
abandon this approach (but something tells me it will work if i can
avoid nesting pitfall).

Thank you for your time!

-Dave


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