if statement
 

Need an if statement to check if a certain named data range (call it
"testrange") exists or not? I am going to create it if it is not there, and
if it is, I need to delete it. So have to check, otherwise will get run
error.

Thx.
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Boris

if statement
 

Public Function NameExists(val As String)
Dim nme
On Error Resume Next
nme = ActiveWorkbook.Names(val)
On Error GoTo 0
NameExists = (Not IsEmpty(nme))
End Function


If NameExists("xyz" Then
...

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HTH

Bob

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Need an if statement to check if a certain named data range (call it
"testrange") exists or not? I am going to create it if it is not there,
and
if it is, I need to delete it. So have to check, otherwise will get run
error.

Thx.
--
Boris

if statement
 

One way:

Public Sub ToggleTestRange()
Const sNAME As String = "testrange"
Dim nm As Name
With ActiveWorkbook
On Error Resume Next
Set nm = .Names(sNAME)
On Error GoTo 0
If nm Is Nothing Then
.Names.Add Name:=sNAME, RefersTo:="some value"
Else
nm.Delete
End If
End With
End Sub


Or if you just want to create the name, but delete any existing copy
before creating the new one:

Public Sub MakeTestRange()
Const sNAME As String = "testrange"
With Application
On Error Resume Next
.Names(sNAME).Delete
On Error GoTo 0
.Names.Add Name:=sNAME, RefersTo:="some value"
End With
End Sub


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BorisS wrote:

Need an if statement to check if a certain named data range (call it
"testrange") exists or not? I am going to create it if it is not there, and
if it is, I need to delete it. So have to check, otherwise will get run
error.

Thx.