Thank you everyone for your response.

I also found reference to a formula that looks simpler and works a treat:

Selection.CurrentRegion.Name = "myrange"

"Roger Govier" wrote:

Hi Michael

to define your range

Dim Myrange as Range, lastrow as long, lastcol as long
lastrow = Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).row
lastCol = Cells(1, Columns.Count).End(xlToLeft).Column
Myrange = Range(Cells(1,1), Cells(lastrow, Lastcol))

If you know that it is always going to be column 20, then you need only
calculate the lastrow and use
Myrange = Range(Cells(1,1), Cells(lastrow, 20))

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Regards

Roger Govier


"Michael" wrote in message
...
I understand that the code for my pivot in the macro is going to be

ActiveWorkbook.PivotCaches.Add(SourceType:=xlDatab ase, SourceData:=
Myrange).CreatePivotTable TableDestination:="",
TableName:= "PivotTable9", DefaultVersion:=xlPivotTableVersion10

However, I don't know what the code would be to name the range in the
first
place. Because the file that the macro is run on is downloaded from
another
program, there are no ranges named and I want the macro to do that.



"Dave F" wrote:

You need to create the dynamic named range following the instructions
at the
link I provide. Then, in place of the range you specify in your
macro, place
the dynamic named range.

Dave
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"Michael" wrote:

thanks, but how do I put that into a macro.
currently the code in the macro is like this:

ActiveWorkbook.PivotCaches.Add(SourceType:=xlDatab ase,
SourceData:= _
"Sheet1!R1C1:R3319C20").CreatePivotTable
TableDestination:="",
TableName:= _
"PivotTable9", DefaultVersion:=xlPivotTableVersion10

I realise that Sheet1!R1C1:R3319C20 is what needs to be changed
depending on
what the current range is but don't know the code to do it?
Any help is much appreciated.

"Dave F" wrote:

Have a look at dynamic named ranges:
http://www.ozgrid.com/Excel/DynamicRanges.htm

Dave
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"Michael" wrote:

Hi, when I run a macro I would like to create a pivottable,
however, the
data range changes each time I run the macro.

So the pivottable that I recorded only selects the original
range

eg when the macro was recorded the range of data was from say
A1 to Z1000
but next time I run the macro the data range could be A1 to
Z2000.
Because the range ended at Z1000 when the macro was recorded,
the pivot only
goes down to Z1000

I presume I need to somehow name a range and use that when
calling the
pivottable but I'm not that advanced, can anyone help please?