VBA to Create a new worksheet for each unique item

raphagcwill

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I have this brillant macro which i got from (Excel VBA: New Worksheet For Each Unique Item in List & Copy Record –)

Basically it hat creates a new worksheet for each unique item that it finds in a list and then copies that record to the new sheet.

The problem i am facing is that i get an error whenever the sheet name already exists.

Can anybody help me to understand what is wrong?

The macro stops running at "NewWSheet.Name = BranchName 'named after that branch" whenever a sheet name already exists

Thanks in advance


VBA Code:
Sub CreateBranchSheets()

Dim BranchField As Range
Dim BranchName As Range
Dim NewWSheet As Worksheet
Dim WSheet As Worksheet
Dim WSheetFound As Boolean
Dim DataWSheet As Worksheet

Set DataWSheet = Worksheets("Data")
Set BranchField = DataWSheet.Range("D2", DataWSheet.Range("D2").End(xlDown))

Application.ScreenUpdating = False

'Loop through each branch name in column D

For Each BranchName In BranchField

'Check whether the current branch name corresponds with an existing sheet name

    For Each WSheet In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
        If WSheet.Name = BranchName Then
            WSheetFound = True
            Exit For ' if it does assign True to the WSheetFound variable and exit the For Each Next Loop
        Else
            WSheetFound = False ' if it doesn't assign False to the WSheetFound variable
        End If
    Next WSheet
   
   
    If WSheetFound Then 'if WSheetFound = True
   
        'copy and paste the record to the relevant worksheet, in the next available row
        BranchName.Offset(0, -3).Resize(1, 13).Copy Destination:=Worksheets(BranchName.Value).Range("A1").End(xlDown).Offset(1, 0)
   
        Else 'if WSheetFound = False
       
        Set NewWSheet = Sheets.Add(After:=ThisWorkbook.Sheets(ThisWorkbook.Sheets.Count)) ' insert a new Worksheet
        NewWSheet.Name = BranchName 'named after that branch
       
        DataWSheet.Range("A1", DataWSheet.Range("A1").End(xlToRight)).Copy Destination:=NewWSheet.Range("A1") 'and copy the headings to it
       
        BranchName.Offset(0, -3).Resize(1, 13).Copy Destination:=NewWSheet.Range("A2") ' then copy and paste the record to i
       
    End If

Next BranchName

'autofit columns in each sheet in the workbook

For Each WSheet In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

    WSheet.UsedRange.Columns.AutoFit

Next WSheet

Application.ScreenUpdating = True
   
End Sub
 

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If the sheet name already exists then the code should never get to that line.
It sounds more as though BranchName is either blank or is not a valid sheet name.
What error message & number do you get?
 
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Hello!

I get the attached error.

The macro manages to creates new sheets for the values in D2, but stopps working as soon as a value repeats itself in column D
 

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Is the code in the same workbook, that you are adding the sheets to?
 
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In that case change ThisWorkbook to ActiveWorkbook everywhere in the code.
 
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Solution
Ow....that worked like a charm.

thank you very much for taking the time to help me out. Much appreciated.

Have a nice day!
Cheers!
 
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