Mark,

Try the following code:

Sub SortWorksheets()

Dim N As Integer
Dim M As Integer
Dim FirstWSToSort As Integer
Dim LastWSToSort As Integer
Dim SortDescending As Boolean
Dim Num1 As Long
Dim Num2 As Long

SortDescending = False

If ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets.Count = 1 Then
FirstWSToSort = 1
LastWSToSort = Worksheets.Count
Else
With ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets
For N = 2 To .Count
If .Item(N - 1).Index < .Item(N).Index - 1 Then
MsgBox "You cannot sort non-adjacent sheets"
Exit Sub
End If
Next N
FirstWSToSort = .Item(1).Index
LastWSToSort = .Item(.Count).Index
End With
End If

For M = FirstWSToSort To LastWSToSort
For N = M To LastWSToSort
Num1 = GetNum(Worksheets(M).Name)
Num2 = GetNum(Worksheets(N).Name)
If SortDescending = True Then
If Num2 < Num1 Then
Worksheets(N).Move Befo=Worksheets(M)
End If
Else
If Num1 Num2 Then
Worksheets(N).Move Befo=Worksheets(M)
End If
End If
Next N
Next M

End Sub

Function GetNum(S As String) As Long
Dim Pos1 As Long
Dim Pos2 As Long
Pos1 = InStr(1, S, "(")
Pos2 = InStr(1, S, ")")
GetNum = CLng(Mid(S, Pos1 + 1, Pos2 - Pos1 - 1))
End Function


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com



"Mark" wrote in message
...
I am using Excel 97 and want to sort a number of
worksheets in a workbook.

Most of the sheets have a persons name then a number in
brackets

Mark Williams (1234)
Fred Smith (1432)

Can anyone assist with some code which puts the worksheets
in order ascending order of their number, please?

Thanks in anticipation


Mark