Hi all,
I want to name all my sheets in my workbook based on the value in cell B1 on each sheet
I found a code on MSDN but for the life of me i cant get it to run, no idea what i am doing wrong. I am new enough to vba, but i am filling in all the areas with my cells but no joy.
Any help be great as i have 60 sheets to name![]()
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range) 'Specify the target cell whose entry shall be the sheet tab name. If Target.Address <> "$A$1" Then Exit Sub 'If the target cell is empty (contents cleared) then do not change the shet name If IsEmpty(Target) Then Exit Sub 'If the length of the target cell's entry is greater than 31 characters, disallow the entry. If Len(Target.Value) > 31 Then MsgBox "Worksheet tab names cannot be greater than 31 characters in length." & vbCrLf & _ "You entered " & Target.Value & ", which has " & Len(Target.Value) & " characters.", , "Keep it under 31 characters" Application.EnableEvents = False Target.ClearContents Application.EnableEvents = True Exit Sub End If 'Sheet tab names cannot contain the characters /, \, [, ], *, ?, or :. 'Verify that none of these characters are present in the cell's entry. Dim IllegalCharacter(1 To 7) As String, i As Integer IllegalCharacter(1) = "/" IllegalCharacter(2) = "\" IllegalCharacter(3) = "[" IllegalCharacter(4) = "]" IllegalCharacter(5) = "*" IllegalCharacter(6) = "?" IllegalCharacter(7) = ":" For i = 1 To 7 If InStr(Target.Value, (IllegalCharacter(i))) > 0 Then MsgBox "You used a character that violates sheet naming rules." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _ "Please re-enter a sheet name without the ''" & IllegalCharacter(i) & "'' character.", 48, "Not a possible sheet name !!" Application.EnableEvents = False Target.ClearContents Application.EnableEvents = True Exit Sub End If Next i 'Verify that the proposed sheet name does not already exist in the workbook. Dim strSheetName As String, wks As Worksheet, bln As Boolean strSheetName = Trim(Target.Value) On Error Resume Next Set wks = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(strSheetName) On Error Resume Next If Not wks Is Nothing Then bln = True Else bln = False Err.Clear End If 'If the worksheet name does not already exist, name the active sheet as the target cell value. 'Otherwise, advise the user that duplicate sheet names are not allowed. If bln = False Then ActiveSheet.Name = strSheetName Else MsgBox "There is already a sheet named " & strSheetName & "." & vbCrLf & _ "Please enter a unique name for this sheet." Application.EnableEvents = False Target.ClearContents Application.EnableEvents = True End If End Sub











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