Correct way to use names defined globally in a workbook, in VBA

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packat

What is the correct way to use names defined globally in a
workbook, in VBA scripts?

From Excel, I can access any name defined in any worksheet
(sheet1) from anywhere in the workbook. But this is not
seem to be the case for VBA.

For example:

- I have a range A1:A10 with name PayHr in sheet1.

- When I crate a sub Initialize() in sheet2:
Private Sub Initialize()
Set payRange = Me.Range("HrPay") 'payRange is defined
globally on the top section.
Debug.Print myRange.Cells(1, 1)
End Sub

This produced a compiler error: Method or data member not
found.
However, the code works when I define HrPay in sheet2.

I tried to add worksheets("sheet1") in the Set line, but not
sure if I used the correct syntax, all trails returned
errors so far.

Thanks,
pac
 
packat said:
- I have a range A1:A10 with name PayHr in sheet1.

- When I crate a sub Initialize() in sheet2:
Private Sub Initialize()
Set payRange = Me.Range("HrPay") 'payRange is defined
globally on the top section.
Debug.Print myRange.Cells(1, 1)
End Sub

This produced a compiler error: Method or data member not
found.
However, the code works when I define HrPay in sheet2.
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Because you Set payRange and then reference myRange?

Take a look at http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.Names.html
 
If it is a workbook level name (and it sounds like it is) then

one way would be
Set payRange = thisWorkbook.Names("HrPay").RefersToRange
 
Yes! It works. Thanks!
pac




Tom said:
If it is a workbook level name (and it sounds like it is)
then

one way would be
Set payRange = thisWorkbook.Names("HrPay").RefersToRange
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I wish ;-)

No, it is just the moniker I use on the XNews newsreader, which I used when
posting that. Dorset is my county, as you guessed, Pips is just a shortening
for Phillips, which is what my wife called me before she adopted the name
:-).

Bob
 
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