I forgot to mention, although the RefersTo string less the "=" would of
course return 123 in the example. Knowing the Refersto will not help for my
particular named formula.

Regards,
Peter T

"Peter T" <peter_t@discussions wrote in message
...
Anyone know the syntax to evaluate a Name in a Workbook that's not the
activeworkbook.

For example, in the following how to return v = 123 if ThisWorkbook is NOT
the active workbook (without using cells).

Sub EvalNameTest()
Dim v

With ThisWorkbook.Names
.Add "abc", "=123"
v = [abc]
.Item("abc").Delete
End With

If IsError(v) Then
v = CStr(v)
End If

MsgBox v, , ActiveWorkbook.Name
End Sub


TIA, Peter T