Auto renaming sheet, warning if name exists

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I am currently using the following code:
Code: 
Sub CopyTable()    Sheets("Brongegevens").Select
    Sheets("Brongegevens").Copy After:=Sheets(1)
    ActiveSheet.Name = Range("CodeCopyTabblad").Value
    End Sub

This code copies a worksheet, and then renames it to whatever value is in the named range "CodeCopyTabblad".
This works fine, except when the name already exists, I get a VBA error.

What I would like to happen is a user friendly error, which says something like
"This worksheet already exists, please choose a different name or delete the old worksheet first"

Optionally would be an option to overwrite the worksheet, and/or present an input field where the user can type the new name.
I'm not that good in VBA, so I have no idea where to start.

Thanks in advance.
 
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Hey steve, fair enough, seemed faster to directly assign a variable (even in a function) than using looping to find a match in a loop or not, so was wondering why loop
 
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I would use this:
I would think needing the user to install a script and a function is something some users may not understand.

Looping through the sheets even if you have 5,000 sheets would probable take 2.3 seconds
And who has 5,000 sheets.

Code: 
Sub CopyTable()
Dim ans As String
Sheets("Brongegevens").Select
ans = Range("CodeCopyTabblad").Value
    For i = 1 To Sheets.Count
        If Sheets(i).Name = ans Then
            MsgBox "Sheet named " & Range("CodeCopyTabblad").Value & " already exist" & vbNewLine & "This script will now stop"
            Exit Sub
        End If
    Next
    Sheets("Brongegevens").Copy After:=Sheets(1)
    ActiveSheet.Name = Range("CodeCopyTabblad").Value
End Sub
 
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@miicker
What I would like to happen is a user friendly error, which says something like
"This worksheet already exists, please choose a different name or delete the old worksheet first"

Optionally would be an option to overwrite the worksheet, and/or present an input field where the user can type the new name.
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I've adjusted the message if the sheet already exists and given an option to delete existing sheet and replace with a copy of sheet("Brongegevans") renamed to Range("CodeCopyTabllad").Value or renamed to a User provided name. It doesn't test if the User provides a name that also already exists, so be aware of that. Anyway, try:
Rich (BB code): 
Sub CopyTable()
    
    Dim wks As Worksheet
    Dim msg As String
    
    With Range("CodeCopyTabllad")
        On Error Resume Next
        Set wks = Sheets(.Value)
        On Error GoTo 0
    
        If Not wks Is Nothing Then
        
            msg = "Sheet with name: @VAL@1@1Already exists!@1@!Click Ok to Replace or Cancel to Exit"
            msg = Replace(msg,  "@VAL", .Value)
            msg = Replace(msg, "@1", vbCrLf)
            
            If MsgBox(msg, vbOKCancel, "Sheet Already Exists") = vbOK Then
                Application.DisplayAlerts = False
                wks.Delete
                Application.DisplayAlerts = False
                msg = "Click Cancel to use @VAL as sheet name or provide one: "
                msg = Replace(msg,  "@VAL", .Value)
                msg = InputBox(msg, "New Sheet Name")
            Else
                MsgBox "New sheet not created", vbOKOnly, "New Sheet Not Created"
                Exit Sub
            End If
            
        End If
        Sheets("Brongegevens").Copy after:=Sheets(1)
        ActiveSheet.Name = IIf(LenB(msg), msg, .Value)
        
    End With
    
End Sub
 
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Thanks for the replies, I went with the approach of @steve the fish

I saw that I made a mistake in the rest of the code, thats why the other sheet got deleted as well. I solved that.

@JackDanIce I tried your approach, but I get an error:
Run-time error '1004':
Method 'Range' of object'_Global' failed

on this line:
With Range("CodeCopyTabllad")

I'm using Excel 2010 btw.
 
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I typed the name range wrong, should have been CodeCopyTabblad not CodeCopyTabllad. Correct that and try running
 
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JackDanIce said:
I typed the name range wrong, should have been CodeCopyTabblad not CodeCopyTabllad. Correct that and try running
Click to expand...

Thanks, it works good now. Sorry that I haven't noticed that mistake myself.
One question about the code you provided.
When I choose OK if the worksheet already exists and give it a different name, it still removes the old one, what I would like to happen is as follows:

If the sheet does not exist:
Same as now, just create the sheet and rename it the way it is done right now.

If the sheet does exist:
Give the user three options:
Cancel the action, leave it as is, so don't replace the current sheet
Replace the current sheet
Rename the sheet, give it a new name and keep both
 
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Replace all of the code with below and try:
Code: 
Sub CopyTable()
    
    Dim wks     As Worksheet
    Dim msg     As String
    Dim sName   As String
    
    sName = Range("CodeCopyTabblad").Value
        
    On Error Resume Next
    Set wks = Sheets(sName)
    On Error GoTo 0        
        
    If Not wks Is Nothing Then
        Select Case SheetExists(sName)
            Case Is = vbYes
                DeleteSheet wks
                msg = sName
            Case Is = vbNo
                msg = InputBox("Please enter new sheet name: ")
                If Len(msg) = 0 Then
                    MsgBox "No name provided, macro stopping", vbExclamation, "No Name Provided"
                    Exit Sub
                End If
            Case Is = vbCancel
                MsgBox "No sheets added", vbOKOnly, "No sheets added"
                Exit Sub
        End Select
    End If
    
    AddSheet Sheets("Brongegevens"), msg            
        
    MsgBox "Sheet: " & msg & " has been created", vbOKOnly, "Sheet Created"
    
End Sub

Private Function SheetExists(ByRef sName As String) As String

    SheetExists = "Sheet with name: @VAL@1@1Already exists!@1@!Click Yes to Delete and Replace@1@1Click No to add new sheet with user name@1@1Or click Cancel to Exit"

    SheetExists = Replace(SheetExists, "@VAL", sName)
    SheetExists = Replace(SheetExists, "@1", vbCrLf)
        
End Function

Private Sub DeleteSheet(ByRef wks As Worksheet)
    
    Application.DisplayAlerts = False
    wks.Delete
    Application.DisplayAlerts = False
    
End Sub

Private Sub AddSheet(ByRef wks As Worksheet, ByRef sName As String)

    wks.Copy after:=Sheets(1)
    ActiveSheet.Name = sName
    
End Sub
 
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JackDanIce said:
Replace all of the code with below and try:
Code: 
Sub CopyTable()
    
    Dim wks     As Worksheet
    Dim msg     As String
    Dim sName   As String
    
    sName = Range("CodeCopyTabblad").Value
        
    On Error Resume Next
    Set wks = Sheets(sName)
    On Error GoTo 0        
        
    If Not wks Is Nothing Then
        Select Case SheetExists(sName)
            Case Is = vbYes
                DeleteSheet wks
                msg = sName
            Case Is = vbNo
                msg = InputBox("Please enter new sheet name: ")
                If Len(msg) = 0 Then
                    MsgBox "No name provided, macro stopping", vbExclamation, "No Name Provided"
                    Exit Sub
                End If
            Case Is = vbCancel
                MsgBox "No sheets added", vbOKOnly, "No sheets added"
                Exit Sub
        End Select
    End If
    
    AddSheet Sheets("Brongegevens"), msg            
        
    MsgBox "Sheet: " & msg & " has been created", vbOKOnly, "Sheet Created"
    
End Sub

Private Function SheetExists(ByRef sName As String) As String

    SheetExists = "Sheet with name: @VAL@1@1Already exists!@1@!Click Yes to Delete and Replace@1@1Click No to add new sheet with user name@1@1Or click Cancel to Exit"

    SheetExists = Replace(SheetExists, "@VAL", sName)
    SheetExists = Replace(SheetExists, "@1", vbCrLf)
        
End Function

Private Sub DeleteSheet(ByRef wks As Worksheet)
    
    Application.DisplayAlerts = False
    wks.Delete
    Application.DisplayAlerts = False
    
End Sub

Private Sub AddSheet(ByRef wks As Worksheet, ByRef sName As String)

    wks.Copy after:=Sheets(1)
    ActiveSheet.Name = sName
    
End Sub
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Thanks for the help, but now I receive the following error:
Run-time error '1004':
Application-defined or object-defined error

When I debug, it highlights "ActiveSheet.Name = sName"
In:
Code: 
Private Sub AddSheet(ByRef wks As Worksheet, ByRef sName As String)    wks.Copy after:=Sheets(1)
    ActiveSheet.Name = sName
    
End Sub

When I hoover over sName, I see that the variable is empty. I tried to fill the variable in that private sub, but htewn I get an error if the sheet already exists.
 
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What does the line in blue message box say when macro runs:
Rich (BB code): 
Sub CopyTable()
    
    Dim wks             As Worksheet
    Dim sName(1 To 2)   As String
    
    sName(1) = Range("CodeCopyTabblad").Value
    sName(2) = sName(1)
    
    On Error Resume Next
    Set wks = Sheets(sName(1))
    On Error GoTo 0
                
    If Not wks Is Nothing Then
        Select Case SheetExists(sName(1))
            Case Is = vbYes
                DeleteSheet wks
            Case Is = vbNo
                sName(2) = InputBox("Please enter new sheet name: ")
                If Len(sName(2)) = 0 Then
                    MsgBox "No name provided, macro stopping", vbExclamation, "No Name Provided"
                End If
            Case Is = vbCancel
                MsgBox "No sheets added", vbOKOnly, "No sheets added"
        End Select
    End If
    
    If sName(2) <> sName(1) Or Len(sName(2)) = 0 Then Exit Sub
    MsgBox "Name of sheet about to be created is: " & sName(2), vbOKOnly
    
    AddSheet Sheets("Brongegevens"), sName(2)
        
    MsgBox "Sheet: " & sName(2) & " has been created", vbOKOnly, "Sheet Created"
    Erase sName
    
End Sub
Private Function SheetExists(ByRef sName As String) As String

    SheetExists = "Sheet with name: @VAL@1@1Already exists!@1@!Click Yes to Delete and Replace@1@1Click No to add new sheet with user name@1@1Or click Cancel to Exit"
    
    SheetExists = Replace(SheetExists, "@VAL", sName)
    SheetExists = Replace(SheetExists, "@1", vbCrLf)
        
End Function

Private Sub DeleteSheet(ByRef wks As Worksheet)
    
    Application.DisplayAlerts = False
    wks.Delete
    Application.DisplayAlerts = False
    
End Sub

Private Sub AddSheet(ByRef wks As Worksheet, ByRef sName As String)

    wks.Copy after:=Sheets(1)
    ActiveSheet.Name = sName
    
End Sub
 
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JackDanIce said:
What does the line in blue message box say when macro runs:
Rich (BB code): 
Sub CopyTable()
    
    Dim wks             As Worksheet
    Dim sName(1 To 2)   As String
    
    sName(1) = Range("CodeCopyTabblad").Value
    sName(2) = sName(1)
    
    On Error Resume Next
    Set wks = Sheets(sName(1))
    On Error GoTo 0
                
    If Not wks Is Nothing Then
        Select Case SheetExists(sName(1))
            Case Is = vbYes
                DeleteSheet wks
            Case Is = vbNo
                sName(2) = InputBox("Please enter new sheet name: ")
                If Len(sName(2)) = 0 Then
                    MsgBox "No name provided, macro stopping", vbExclamation, "No Name Provided"
                End If
            Case Is = vbCancel
                MsgBox "No sheets added", vbOKOnly, "No sheets added"
        End Select
    End If
    
    If sName(2) <> sName(1) Or Len(sName(2)) = 0 Then Exit Sub
    MsgBox "Name of sheet about to be created is: " & sName(2), vbOKOnly
    
    AddSheet Sheets("Brongegevens"), sName(2)
        
    MsgBox "Sheet: " & sName(2) & " has been created", vbOKOnly, "Sheet Created"
    Erase sName
    
End Sub
Private Function SheetExists(ByRef sName As String) As String

    SheetExists = "Sheet with name: @VAL@1@1Already exists!@1@!Click Yes to Delete and Replace@1@1Click No to add new sheet with user name@1@1Or click Cancel to Exit"
    
    SheetExists = Replace(SheetExists, "@VAL", sName)
    SheetExists = Replace(SheetExists, "@1", vbCrLf)
        
End Function

Private Sub DeleteSheet(ByRef wks As Worksheet)
    
    Application.DisplayAlerts = False
    wks.Delete
    Application.DisplayAlerts = False
    
End Sub

Private Sub AddSheet(ByRef wks As Worksheet, ByRef sName As String)

    wks.Copy after:=Sheets(1)
    ActiveSheet.Name = sName
    
End Sub
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Without changing anything to the code it works, but only if the sheet does not exist. If it does exist it gives me an error on this line:
ActiveSheet.Name = sName

In this code:
Code: 
Private Sub AddSheet(ByRef wks As Worksheet, ByRef sName As String)

    wks.Copy after:=Sheets(1)
    ActiveSheet.Name = sName
    ActiveWorkbook.Connections("ConnectionName").Delete
    
End Sub

Error:
Run-time error '1004':
Cannot rename a sheet to the same name as another sheet, a referenced object library or a workbook referenced by Visual Basic.

The message box displays the right name. Also the variable in the highlited code (of the error) shows the right name.
 
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