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Worksheet names in VBE

I've noticed that my workbook has two different names for each component in the VBE. What is the difference between name1 and name2? Which one should I refer to, so I will be sure my macro will work?

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Solution

  • Control is the code name of the sheet, whereas Plan 1 is the tab name of the sheet. The latter can be easily changed by the user so it's safer to use the codename if you can - for example, referring to:

    control.range("A1:A10")

    rather than:

    sheets("Plan 1").Range("A1:A10")

    Note that you cannot use sheet codenames to refer to sheets in workbooks other than the one containing the code unless you set a reference to the project of that workbook, or use a function that loops through each sheet in the other workbook testing the codename property of each.