Apostrophe's apearing in range address

[Guest]

In the following code, RangeNamePrefix = "Jul071" and NewSheet.Name = "July,
2007 - 1"

===================================================
Dim NewRangeName As String
Dim RefersTo As String
RangeAddress = Replace(Range("DateValues").Address, "$", "")
RefersTo = "='" & NewSheet.Name & "'!" & RangeAddress
NewRangeName = RangeNamePrefix & "DateValues"

ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add Name:=NewRangeName, RefersToR1C1:=RefersTo
===================================================

The variables resolve to the following:
RangeAddress: "A20:A450"
RefersTo: "='July, 2007 - 1'!A20:A450"
NewRangeName: "Jul071DateValues"

You would think that after this code runs, the range A20:A450 would be named
properly, but it's not. When I go to Insert/Name/Define, the range name is
listed corrctly, but the address is wrong. It has apostrophes around the
individual cell addresses, like this:

='July, 2007 - 1'!'A20':'A450'

I'm stumped. Anyone know what's going on here?

Thanks.

 

[Peter T]

Do you have a particular need to name a relative address, in usage it will
be relative to the active cell (eg select A1, name A2, select B3 and the
name will refer to B4). If that's what you want, use RefersTo instead of
RefersToR1C1.

Regards,
Peter T

 

[Guest]

I'm not sure I understand what you're asking. After I name the address, if
the user inserts a row above the range, yes, I need the named range to move
down. Is that what you mean?

 

[Peter T]

From what you say I suspect you don't want a 'relative' name, which is what
you were attempting to create. Try this -

Sub Test()
[a4].Select
ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add "RelName", "=A2"
ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add "AbsName", "=$A$2"

Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("RelName").RefersTo ' A5
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("AbsName").RefersTo ' $A$2

[b6].Select
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("RelName").RefersTo ' B7
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("AbsName").RefersTo ' $A$2

Rows(1).Delete
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("RelName").RefersTo ' B7
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("AbsName").RefersTo ' $A$1
End Sub

Regards,
Peter T

 

[Guest]

OK, thanks, I'll give it a try. By the way, the curious thing to me about
what you're saying is that I got the RefersToR1C1 by recording a macro of me
naming a range. Which worked fine.

From what you say I suspect you don't want a 'relative' name, which is what
you were attempting to create. Try this -

Sub Test()
[a4].Select
ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add "RelName", "=A2"
ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add "AbsName", "=$A$2"

Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("RelName").RefersTo ' A5
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("AbsName").RefersTo ' $A$2

[b6].Select
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("RelName").RefersTo ' B7
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("AbsName").RefersTo ' $A$2

Rows(1).Delete
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("RelName").RefersTo ' B7
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("AbsName").RefersTo ' $A$1
End Sub

Regards,
Peter T

I'm not sure I understand what you're asking. After I name the address, if
the user inserts a row above the range, yes, I need the named range to move
down. Is that what you mean?

 

[Peter T]

By the way, the curious thing to me about

what you're saying is that I got the RefersToR1C1 by recording a macro of me
naming a range. Which worked fine.

You may have recorded a macro but then you changed it significantly

Referring to your OP, using the recorded macro as a basis and RefersToR1C1,
all would have worked if you had done

RangeAddress = Range("A20:A450").Address(, , xlR1C1)

It would also have worked had you not removed the $'s in an xlA1 style
address, which the macro did not do.

Regards
Peter T

OK, thanks, I'll give it a try. By the way, the curious thing to me about
what you're saying is that I got the RefersToR1C1 by recording a macro of me
naming a range. Which worked fine.

From what you say I suspect you don't want a 'relative' name, which is what
you were attempting to create. Try this -

Sub Test()
[a4].Select
ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add "RelName", "=A2"
ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add "AbsName", "=$A$2"

Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("RelName").RefersTo ' A5
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("AbsName").RefersTo ' $A$2

[b6].Select
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("RelName").RefersTo ' B7
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("AbsName").RefersTo ' $A$2

Rows(1).Delete
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("RelName").RefersTo ' B7
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("AbsName").RefersTo ' $A$1
End Sub

Regards,
Peter T

I'm not sure I understand what you're asking. After I name the address, if
the user inserts a row above the range, yes, I need the named range to move
down. Is that what you mean?

:

Do you have a particular need to name a relative address, in usage

it
will

be relative to the active cell (eg select A1, name A2, select B3 and the
name will refer to B4). If that's what you want, use RefersTo instead of
RefersToR1C1.

Regards,
Peter T


In the following code, RangeNamePrefix = "Jul071" and NewSheet.Name =
"July,
2007 - 1"

===================================================
Dim NewRangeName As String
Dim RefersTo As String
RangeAddress = Replace(Range("DateValues").Address, "$", "")
RefersTo = "='" & NewSheet.Name & "'!" & RangeAddress
NewRangeName = RangeNamePrefix & "DateValues"

ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add Name:=NewRangeName, RefersToR1C1:=RefersTo
===================================================

The variables resolve to the following:
RangeAddress: "A20:A450"
RefersTo: "='July, 2007 - 1'!A20:A450"
NewRangeName: "Jul071DateValues"

You would think that after this code runs, the range A20:A450 would be
named
properly, but it's not. When I go to Insert/Name/Define, the range name is
listed corrctly, but the address is wrong. It has apostrophes

around
the

individual cell addresses, like this:

='July, 2007 - 1'!'A20':'A450'

I'm stumped. Anyone know what's going on here?

Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Mmmm... not really. Sorry. The only change I made was in the way I assembled
what the macro was doing. No significant changes there. The logic for
creating the range is exactly what the macro is doing. The dollar sign thing
I added as a precaution, there were no dollar signs in the range I recorded,
either. Having said this, I will try what you are suggesting. I'm still
stumped, though, by why the apostrophes are added when they are not in the
variables my code is generating. Why is Excel doing that, I am left to
wonder... Anyway, thank you for your help so far. I'll give it a try tonight.
"

 

[Guest]

OK, I got it to work, but I'm confused about what I'm seeing. To make it
work, I did two things you suggested: I changed the RefersToR1C1 to RefersTo
and got rid of the replace that removes the dollar signs. Here's what's
confusing me: if I insert a row above the range, the range addresse changes
to accommodate that, just as I want it to. But I would have thought that with
the $ it wouldn't. What am I missing?

thanks, again.

By the way, the curious thing to me about
what you're saying is that I got the RefersToR1C1 by recording a macro of me
naming a range. Which worked fine.

You may have recorded a macro but then you changed it significantly

Referring to your OP, using the recorded macro as a basis and RefersToR1C1,
all would have worked if you had done

RangeAddress = Range("A20:A450").Address(, , xlR1C1)

It would also have worked had you not removed the $'s in an xlA1 style
address, which the macro did not do.

Regards
Peter T

OK, thanks, I'll give it a try. By the way, the curious thing to me about
what you're saying is that I got the RefersToR1C1 by recording a macro of me
naming a range. Which worked fine.

From what you say I suspect you don't want a 'relative' name, which is what
you were attempting to create. Try this -

Sub Test()
[a4].Select
ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add "RelName", "=A2"
ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add "AbsName", "=$A$2"

Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("RelName").RefersTo ' A5
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("AbsName").RefersTo ' $A$2

[b6].Select
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("RelName").RefersTo ' B7
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("AbsName").RefersTo ' $A$2

Rows(1).Delete
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("RelName").RefersTo ' B7
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("AbsName").RefersTo ' $A$1
End Sub

Regards,
Peter T


I'm not sure I understand what you're asking. After I name the address, if
the user inserts a row above the range, yes, I need the named range to
move
down. Is that what you mean?

:

Do you have a particular need to name a relative address, in usage it
will
be relative to the active cell (eg select A1, name A2, select B3 and the
name will refer to B4). If that's what you want, use RefersTo instead of
RefersToR1C1.

Regards,
Peter T


In the following code, RangeNamePrefix = "Jul071" and NewSheet.Name =
"July,
2007 - 1"

===================================================
Dim NewRangeName As String
Dim RefersTo As String
RangeAddress = Replace(Range("DateValues").Address, "$", "")
RefersTo = "='" & NewSheet.Name & "'!" & RangeAddress
NewRangeName = RangeNamePrefix & "DateValues"

ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add Name:=NewRangeName, RefersToR1C1:=RefersTo
===================================================

The variables resolve to the following:
RangeAddress: "A20:A450"
RefersTo: "='July, 2007 - 1'!A20:A450"
NewRangeName: "Jul071DateValues"

You would think that after this code runs, the range A20:A450 would be
named
properly, but it's not. When I go to Insert/Name/Define, the range
name is
listed corrctly, but the address is wrong. It has apostrophes around
the
individual cell addresses, like this:

='July, 2007 - 1'!'A20':'A450'

I'm stumped. Anyone know what's going on here?

Thanks.

 

[Peter T]

Here's what's

confusing me: if I insert a row above the range, the range address changes
to accommodate that, just as I want it to. But I would have thought that with
the $ it wouldn't. What am I missing?

Although the $'s makes the address 'absolute the reference updates if you
insert/delete rows/columns. It works just the same in a normal cell formula.
Try say =$D$4 in some cell. Now insert/delete a row/column above or to the
left of D4. The cell formula updates with a new address reference, right?

Normally that's helpful but need to be aware if you delete rows or columns
that fully include the referenced range you will the get a #REF! error.
Again same applies with a ref' in a cell formula ref or using named range
that's been fully deleted.

Anyway glad you got your Names working.

Regards,
Peter T

PS forgot yesterday - I'm sure you know but the apostrophe's surrounding the
sheet name are not only normal but required if the sheet-name includes
certain characters, such as punctuation and spaces.

OK, I got it to work, but I'm confused about what I'm seeing. To make it
work, I did two things you suggested: I changed the RefersToR1C1 to RefersTo
and got rid of the replace that removes the dollar signs. Here's what's
confusing me: if I insert a row above the range, the range addresse changes
to accommodate that, just as I want it to. But I would have thought that with
the $ it wouldn't. What am I missing?

thanks, again.

By the way, the curious thing to me about
what you're saying is that I got the RefersToR1C1 by recording a macro

of
me

naming a range. Which worked fine.

You may have recorded a macro but then you changed it significantly

Referring to your OP, using the recorded macro as a basis and RefersToR1C1,
all would have worked if you had done

RangeAddress = Range("A20:A450").Address(, , xlR1C1)

It would also have worked had you not removed the $'s in an xlA1 style
address, which the macro did not do.

Regards
Peter T

OK, thanks, I'll give it a try. By the way, the curious thing to me about
what you're saying is that I got the RefersToR1C1 by recording a macro

of
me

naming a range. Which worked fine.

:

From what you say I suspect you don't want a 'relative' name, which

is
what

you were attempting to create. Try this -

Sub Test()
[a4].Select
ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add "RelName", "=A2"
ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add "AbsName", "=$A$2"

Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("RelName").RefersTo ' A5
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("AbsName").RefersTo ' $A$2

[b6].Select
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("RelName").RefersTo ' B7
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("AbsName").RefersTo ' $A$2

Rows(1).Delete
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("RelName").RefersTo ' B7
Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Names("AbsName").RefersTo ' $A$1
End Sub

Regards,
Peter T


I'm not sure I understand what you're asking. After I name the address, if
the user inserts a row above the range, yes, I need the named range to
move
down. Is that what you mean?

:

Do you have a particular need to name a relative address, in

usage
it

will
be relative to the active cell (eg select A1, name A2, select B3

and
the

name will refer to B4). If that's what you want, use RefersTo instead of
RefersToR1C1.

Regards,
Peter T


In the following code, RangeNamePrefix = "Jul071" and NewSheet.Name =
"July,
2007 - 1"

===================================================
Dim NewRangeName As String
Dim RefersTo As String
RangeAddress = Replace(Range("DateValues").Address, "$", "")
RefersTo = "='" & NewSheet.Name & "'!" & RangeAddress
NewRangeName = RangeNamePrefix & "DateValues"

ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add Name:=NewRangeName, RefersToR1C1:=RefersTo
===================================================

The variables resolve to the following:
RangeAddress: "A20:A450"
RefersTo: "='July, 2007 - 1'!A20:A450"
NewRangeName: "Jul071DateValues"

You would think that after this code runs, the range A20:A450 would be
named
properly, but it's not. When I go to Insert/Name/Define, the range
name is
listed corrctly, but the address is wrong. It has apostrophes around
the
individual cell addresses, like this:

='July, 2007 - 1'!'A20':'A450'

I'm stumped. Anyone know what's going on here?

Thanks.