Dynamic Worksheet Name

[bostonrudi1993]

Hello,

I am trying to create a dynamic worksheet name in my dynamic range borders macro.

I got the range borders to be dynamic but now I am struggling with creating a dynamic worksheet name that I do not have to change for each report I run.

This is the code I have:

Sub DynamicRangeBorders()
'Best used when first column has value on last row and first row has a value in the last column

Dim sht As Worksheet
Dim LastRow As Long
Dim LastColumn As Long
Dim StartCell As Range


Set sht = Worksheet("A1")
Set StartCell = Range("A2")


'Find Last Row and Column
LastRow = sht.Cells(sht.Rows.Count, StartCell.Column).End(xlUp).Row
LastColumn = sht.Cells(StartCell.Row, sht.Columns.Count).End(xlToLeft).Column


'Select Range
sht.Range(StartCell, sht.Cells(LastRow, LastColumn)).Select

'Apply the borders
Selection.Borders(xlDiagonalDown).LineStyle = xlNone
Selection.Borders(xlDiagonalUp).LineStyle = xlNone
With Selection.Borders(xlEdgeLeft)
.LineStyle = xlContinuous
.ColorIndex = 0
.TintAndShade = 0
.Weight = xlThin
End With
With Selection.Borders(xlEdgeTop)
.LineStyle = xlContinuous
.ColorIndex = 0
.TintAndShade = 0
.Weight = xlThin
End With
With Selection.Borders(xlEdgeBottom)
.LineStyle = xlContinuous
.ColorIndex = 0
.TintAndShade = 0
.Weight = xlThin
End With
With Selection.Borders(xlEdgeRight)
.LineStyle = xlContinuous
.ColorIndex = 0
.TintAndShade = 0
.Weight = xlThin
End With
With Selection.Borders(xlInsideVertical)
.LineStyle = xlContinuous
.ColorIndex = 0
.TintAndShade = 0
.Weight = xlThin
End With
With Selection.Borders(xlInsideHorizontal)
.LineStyle = xlContinuous
.ColorIndex = 0
.TintAndShade = 0
.Weight = xlThin
End With


End Sub

The red text above is the line I cannot figure out. I am new to VBA and trying to teach myself. Any advice is more than welcome!

Thanks in advance!

 

[ajamess]

Welcome to the forum and goodluck on your VBA learning! It can be a blast.

I'm guessing you need it to be:

Set sht = Worksheets(Range("A1").value)

Your code is setting sht to the worksheet with the name of the string "A1", not setting it to the name of the string that is in cell A1. If that makes sense.

 

[bostonrudi1993]

I tried to add that and I got a compile error of sub or function not defined. Do I have to define value?

 

[Joe4]

A few things:
- You need to make sure that you include the sheet reference along with cell A1 to make sure you are looking at the correct sheet.
- You need to make sure that a sheet exists by that name.

This should work (assuming you are looking at cell A1 on Sheet1):

Dim shtName As String
Dim sht As Worksheet


shtName = Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1")
Set sht = Sheets(shtName)

 

[Scott T]

Works for me if the value of A1 is first put in a variable.

Dim sht As Worksheet
Dim wsname As String

wsname = Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1")
Set sht = Worksheets(wsname)

 

[bostonrudi1993]

Now I have:

Sub DynamicRangeBorders()

Dim sht As Worksheet
Dim wsname As String
Dim LastRow As Long
Dim LasColumn As Long
Dim StartCell As Range

wsname = Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1")
Set sht = Worksheets(wsname)
Set StartCell = Range("A2")

Getting an error on the red font. If I set A1 to a variable should it be a string?

 

[Joe4]

Exactly what is the error messaging you are getting?
Do you have a sheet named "Sheet1"?
What exactly is in cell A1 on Sheet1?

 

[ajamess]

Would it not need to be:

wsname = Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1").value

 

[Joe4]

Doesn't it need to be:

wsname = Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1").value

No, the ".value" is implied, if left out.

 

[bostonrudi1993]

The error is subscript out of range. In cell A1 I have "SW PFW Open Rental Contracts", the sheet name is the same as cell A1.