So I've been fussing with the Microsoft Support answer to this question but their code is simply not working. I'm confused about how they do not define x, or maybe x always equals a variable in VBA? Anyway, I am trying to copy all named ranges in one workbook and bring them over to another workbook. I have to do this for 50-odd workbooks and there are 30-40 named ranges in the base workbook. I really do not want to have to copy-paste these buggers manually. Here's the code they gave for this problem:
Sub Copy_All_Defined_Names()
' Loop through all of the defined names in the active
' workbook.
For Each x In ActiveWorkbook.Names
' Add each defined name from the active workbook to
' the target workbook ("Book2.xls" or "Book2.xlsm").
' "x.value" refers to the cell references the
' defined name points to.
Workbooks("trial run.xlsm").Names.Add Name:=x.Name, _
RefersTo:=x.Value
Next x
End Sub
Running this gives me the following error:
and highlights the following code:
"trial run.xlsm" is just a blank workbook and is saved as macro-enabled; this is my target workbook. Seems silly to have to ask for help debugging a macro that microsoft wrote, but I'm kinda at the end of my rope here.
For the original page I got this from, see here: Microsoft Support
This is what my named ranges look like:
Hard to tell but I suspect that your RefersTo string is >256 characters: If so it will fail because VBA cannot handle refersto strings>256 characters.
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I am attempting to copy different images to different worksheets of my Workbook using the following code below. I am changing the Target Worksheet Dynamically in a different sub, with a String Variable in the Global Declarations section. I can see the variable being passed to the sub and in fact it works the first pass through the code, but when I attempt to change the "TargetSheetIni" variable to a new sheet, it continues to use the first original sheet as it loops through.
Can you not change a target sheet after using the Set keyword? Should I refer to the sheet directly instead?
Sub Test1()
Dim TargetWS, SourceWS As Worksheet
Set TargetWS = Worksheets(TargetSheetIni)
Set SourceWS = Worksheets("Images")
DoEvents
SourceWS.Shapes(CurrentImageId).Copy
DoEvents
TargetWS.Paste Range(ColumnLetter2 & RwCnter)
DoEvents
End Sub
I think I may have figured it out. As far as I can tell the issue may be that I used the Copy Sheet Functionality in Excel when I originally created the target sheets. And even though I renamed the sheets both on the tab below and in the project editor... for some reason VBA kept targeting only the original sheet
I proved this by changing my code around to explicitly call the sheet I wanted to target like so:
ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet2").Paste Range("I2")
And even doing that it would target sheet 1 for the paste command instead of the expected sheet 2. I deleted the three copy sheets and created a new one from scratch and re-executed code and now it targets sheet 2 as expected.
I found this article that sort of explains it I guess...
https://www.spreadsheetsmadeeasy.com/7-common-vba-mistakes-to-avoid/
Ok my last answer may have not been correct. It appears as though for some reason inserting an ws.activate caused my code to start workin.g
Very frustrating fix. as I have always heard to avoid using that.
I'm using Excel for Office 365 MSO 64-bit.
I want to write a VBA macro that selects different worksheets in a workbook based on the worksheet's name.
For example, I have two lines of VBA code that activate a workbook and then select a specific sheet in the workbook by the sheet's name.
Windows("myworkbook").Activate
Sheets("mysheet").Select
However, I have to work with some sheets that contain icons or emojis in them. For example, there is a worksheet that has this name: "🚑 Patient".
If I try to paste the icon/emoji into VBA like this: Sheets("🚑 Patient").Select, the icon does not show up in the VBA editor. Instead, I get Sheets("????? Patient").select.
I have also tried to use ChrW() to encode? the ambulance character (see here: https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/U+1F691)
When I run this macro below), I get an invalid procedure call or argument as noted below.
Sub SelectWeirdSheet()
Windows("MYWorkbook.xlsx").Activate
x = ChrW(128657) ' get invalid procedure call or argument here
Sheets(x & " Patient").Activate
End Sub
I also tried code for ambulance... also tried ChrW(&H1F691), but I get the same error.
My suspicion is that I am using the wrong argument for ChrW(), but I'm lost.
edit: So, the docs say that my argument for ChrW() is out of range. That helps explain the error, but I'm still missing a work-around.
Question: Is there a way to refer to use VBA to select worksheets that have an icon/emoji as part of their name?
I know you can also refer to worksheets by index number like this Sheets(3).Select.
However, there will be instances where I don't know the index of the sheet ahead of time, but I will know the name of the sheet, so it is preferable for me to call the worksheets by name.
Thank you.
In addition to the self-answered response, when working in a single workbook, the coder can assign a CodeName to the sheet in the VBA IDE, and then use that CodeName directly. This is really only valid if the Sheet is not re-created (i.e. is a permanent sheet in the book) at any stage, because a new/copied sheet will be automatically given a new CodeName by Excel.
For example, if given the CodeName shtPatient (see picture bellow), the code could be:
Sub SelectWeirdSheet()
' Windows("MYWorkbook.xlsx").Activate '<-- this approach has limitations
shtPatient.Activate ' See my comment below about the limitation - this will not work as expected in this example.
End Sub
Note: https://stackoverflow.com/a/10718179/9101981 explains why not to use Activate, but I have left the code as-is for the purposes of this answer. Also look at Using Worksheet CodeName and Avoiding .Select & .Activate. Another limitation noted is that the CodeName is only valid for the workbook that the code is in - so may not be applicable in this case.
I have highlighted the CodeName parts of the IDE in the image below, see how "Test Patient" is not called "Sheet7", but instead has a meaningful name that I gave it in the properties window below.
In order to properly address the emoji, it should be split into two separate unicode characters.
In this case, it would be x = ChrW(&HD83D) & ChrW(&HDE91)
Those two unicode characters make up the ambulance emoji.
So, this Macro now works.
Sub SelectWeirdSheet()
Windows("MYWorkbook.xlsx").Activate
x = ChrW(&HD83D) & ChrW(&HDE91)
Sheets(x & " Patient").Activate
End Sub
Found the solution on reddit of all places https://www.reddit.com/r/excel/comments/6pq1r1/vba_how_can_i_write_emojis_using_chrw/
Sub test()
Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1").Value = 20
End Sub
This simple code is giving error when I compile it.
activesheet. works fine.
I want to know whats resulting in an error and how to fix it...
looks like it's not identifying the sheets, workbook etc.
The answer depends on which error you get. There can be 2 issues:
1. Workbook not specified
You have more than one workbook and Excel is looking in the wrong workbook for your sheet named "Sheet1", then you need to specify the workbook.
Workbooks("my-workbook").Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1").Value = 20
or if it is in the workbook where the code is running at it is better to use
ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1").Value = 20
Note that you should avoid ActiveWorkbook which is not very reliable.
2. Wrong worksheet name
There is no worksheet named Sheet1. Check your worksheet names. Note that there are different ways to specify a worksheet.
Specify by number
Worksheets(1).Range("A1")
This uses the position of the worksheet in the tab bar below the worksheets. Note that is not very reliable because position can easily be changed by moving the tabs around.
Specify by tab name
Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1")
This is probably the most common method. The worksheet is specified by its tab name. This is more reliable than by number.
Specify by VBA name
Sheet1.Range("A1")
Here the VBA name of the sheet is used. This name can only be changed in the VB editor and is not visible to the user, and has nothing to do with the tab name. Using this ensures that the VBA code still works on the desired worksheet even if a user changes the tab name of the worksheet.
So if the tab name is Sheet1 its VBA name can be Sheet5 and it can be on position 3 in the tab bar.
Using this example …
Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1")
Sheet5.Range("A1")
Worksheets(3).Range("A1")
… are all 3 accessing the exact same worksheet just by different names. So better to use meaningful names (and no numbers) here to not confuse.
I am trying to print the active worksheet and another worksheet with general information (in the same workbook) at the same time. (Recto verso, which my printer does automatically, no code needed for that)
In my workbook I have multiple sheets that use the same code for printing. Now I would like to add the sheet with general information called "Huurvoorwaarden" to an array so it is printed automaticaly and at the back side of the active sheet.
I have tried multiple sollutions like dim / set activesheet.name, and codes which I have found on the web. nothing works.
I know that when I would change "activesheet" to Sheet1, that would work, but only for sheet 1.
Could you please help me?
Here is what I have got: (all my older attempts are deleted)
'Print Active Sheet and sheet Huurvoorwaarden
Worksheets(Array("activesheet.name", "Huurvoorwaarden")).PrintOut
The name of the active sheet is not the string literal "ActiveSheet.Name", it is the property ActiveSheet.Name.
So you need to use
Worksheets(Array(Activesheet.Name, "Huurvoorwaarden")).PrintOut
So I built this macro workbook that creates a formatted monthly report for me.
How it works is the macro builds the report based on some criteria I define, then it copies the data portion from the worksheet "Slide" and pastes it as values to the next worksheet, "Deliverable", using this code:
Application.Goto (ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Slide").Range("A1"))
Range("C2", Cells(TableRows, 30)).Select
Selection.Copy
ActiveSheet.Next.Select
ActiveSheet.Paste
then it formats and sorts everything on "Deliverable", and copies it to a new workbook using this:
Sheets("Deliverable").Select
Sheets("Deliverable").Copy
The only issue is when you open up the new workbook that only contains the copy of "Deliverable", it's still linked back to the original macro workbook and you get the security warning. I could care less about this as I know it came from me, but the report is shared outside my organization and I would prefer to avoid questions and/or hassles for my clients.
The new workbook is not macro enabled, and like I said above, contains no formulas, let alone those that reference the original workbook.
What can I do to address this?
OK, the links were being caused by named ranges in the workbook that came over with the copied worksheet. No formulas, just named ranges.
I added this after the worksheet copy and it took care of it.
Dim nm As Name
On Error Resume Next
For Each nm In ActiveWorkbook.Names
nm.Delete
Next
On Error Goto 0