#NAME? error in Excel for VBA Function

Question

I am making my first VBA program and trying to run the following function. The function checks a specific named range for the first row which does not have a value greater t

Answer 1

I had the same issue myself. It turned out that I "Saved As..." another file and macros were not enabled for that file. No banner on the top appeared, but a #NAME? error was generated. I reopened the file, enabled macros, and the problem was resolved.

Answer 2

This solution applies to users with an Excel installed in another language than "United States English": I had a similar problem when making a copy of the active workbook to duplicate it and immediately opened the copy afterwards:

Non-working code:

   ThisWorkbook.SaveCopyAs NewFileName
   Set wb = Workbooks.Open(FileName:=NewFileName)

This always showed me several cells with Error 2029 / "#NAME?". If I opened the Workbook "the official way" via the File-Menu it worked as expected.

I solved the issue by adding the parameter "local:=true" to the open statement:

Working code:

   ThisWorkbook.SaveCopyAs NewFileName
   Set wb = Workbooks.Open(FileName:=NewFileName, Local:=True)

as VBA expected english function names in my German workbook. With this parameter VBA is told directly to use the local names.

I hope that helps someone not to loose several hours, as I did...

Answer 3

Another cause I found for the #NAME? error is that the macro workbook with the custom function has a range name the same as the function name. I changed the function name and solved the problem.

Answer 4

Make sure you have placed the function in a Standard Module. The error message means Excel can't find the function.

Answer 5

I had a similar persistent problem with one of my functions when everything else seemed fine. Open the worksheet & go to the Developer Tab. Open VBA, and back on the Developer ribbon select "View Code". See if it opens any similar Code (apart from your Module) specific to that worksheet (eg. Sheet2 (Code). I found that I had duplicated the code on the worksheet in addition to the Module. Delete the "worksheet" code. (You may need to save the workbook & re-open at this stage). When I deleted the worksheet code, the module function then worked.

Answer 6

Here's why I got that error. This answer is not provided so far.

If you have two or more workbooks (spreadsheets) open, then you may have your module under the other workbook - not the only you want to do the calculation on. This may seem impossible but ... as soon as you open the Developer/VBA code editor Excel wants to show you the structure (objects, modules, etc) of every open workbook. It's not what I expect as a developer, but there it is. So like me, you may have pressed 'Add module' and dropped the code in another workbook and worksheet.

If this is your issue, nothing mention above will work. Move your VBA module and code to the correct spreadsheet visible through this VBA code editor.