Becuase you are not declaring a variable.

I assume that you want to redefine the name, so try

Range("TestRange").Resize(5,3).Name="TestRange"

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RP
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"Jim May" wrote in message
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In a new wb and ws:
In the Immediate Window I enter:
range("A1:A10").Name = "TestRange"
? Range("TestRange").address
$A$1:$A$10 <<< results of above line
Range("TestRange").Resize(5,3) As Range << When I enter this I get

Compile error:

Expected: End of Statement

Why?