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  1. POExcel 2010 VBA Formula1 Referencing a Named Range *or* cell location with variable for tab name
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    copied!<p>In VBA (Excel 2010), I am </p> <ol> <li>dynamically creating a named range list</li> <li>using that list to create drop down choices in another column</li> </ol> <p>When creating the drop down list, (a) using the named range doesn't seem to work, and (b) if I don't use the named range - and need to reference by sheet name and cell reference, I get into trouble because my sheet has just been renamed with today's date.</p> <p>This is messy, I know, but here is what I have so far:</p> <pre><code>' find the name of the worksheet and replace it with today's date Dim vTabOriginalName As String Dim vTabDateName As String Dim vRangeName As String vRangeName = "StageListChoices" vTabOriginalName = ActiveSheet.Name vTabDateName = Format(Now(), "yyyy-mmm-dd") ActiveSheet.Name = vTabDateName 'create a drop down list for the stage (col K) Range("AK3").Value = "NO ACTIVITY" Range("AK4").Value = "SOLICITATION" Range("AK5").Value = "OPPORTUNITY" ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add Name:="StageListChoices", RefersToR1C1:=(vTabDateName &amp; "!R3C37:R5C37") '~~&gt; Creates the list With Range("K2:K" &amp; vReportRowCount).Validation 'report row count known earlier .Delete .Add Type:=xlValidateList, AlertStyle:=xlValidAlertStop, Operator:=xlBetween, Formula1:="=StageListChoices" .IgnoreBlank = True .InCellDropdown = True .InputTitle = "" .ErrorTitle = "" .InputMessage = "" .ErrorMessage = "" .ShowInput = True .ShowError = True End With </code></pre> <p>The recorded macro when I created the named region made sense enough:</p> <pre><code>ActiveWorkbook.Names.Add Name:="StageListChoices", RefersToR1C1:= _ "=2013-JAN-24!R3C37:R14C37" ActiveWorkbook.Names("StageListChoices").Comment = "" </code></pre> <p>Originally, I had been creating the drop down in VBA with a String variable, but the "real" list is 15 items long and I was getting errors upon reopening the file that the validation had been too long (?) and so had been turned off. </p> <p>Basically, I've tried things like:</p> <pre><code>Formula1:="=StageListChoices" Formula1:=vRangeName Formula1:="=vRangeName" Formula1:=vTabDateName &amp; "!R3C37:R5C37" </code></pre> <p>Everything I've looked up says that the first one (Formula1:="=StageListChoices") should have worked - but it doesn't.</p> <p>Thank you!</p>
 

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