Hello,
I am trying to create a data validation drop down. To a named range.

Range(strRange).Select
Range(strRange).Validation.Delete
Range(strRange).Validation.Add Type:=xlValidateList,
AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop, Operator:=xlBetween, Formula1:="=" &
strNamedRange



However the named range has not yet been created.
Is there a way to assign the data validation. Then later create the range.
and fill the range.
then somehow do an update to the validation?

thanks

No, the DV creation fails if the name range doesn't exist.

But you could temporarily create it and point it at the DV cell

Range(strRange).Select
Range(strRange).Name = strNamedRange
Range(strRange).Validation.Delete
Range(strRange).Validation.Add Type:=xlValidateList, _
AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop, _
Operator:=xlBetween, _
Formula1:="=" & strNamedRange
ThisWorkbook.Names(strNamedRange).Delete


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Bob

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Hello,
I am trying to create a data validation drop down. To a named range.

Range(strRange).Select
Range(strRange).Validation.Delete
Range(strRange).Validation.Add Type:=xlValidateList,
AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop, Operator:=xlBetween, Formula1:="=" &
strNamedRange



However the named range has not yet been created.
Is there a way to assign the data validation. Then later create the
range.
and fill the range.
then somehow do an update to the validation?

thanks