问题
Is there any easy/short way to get the worksheet object of the new sheet you get when you copy a worksheet?
ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1").Copy after:=someSheet
It turns out that the .Copy method returns a Boolean instead of a worksheet object. Otherwise, I could have done:
set newSheet = ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1").Copy after:=someSheet
So, I wrote some 25 lines of code to get the object. List all sheets before the copy, list all sheets after, and figure out which one is in the second list only.
I am looking for a more elegant, shorter solution.
回答1:
Dim sht
With ActiveWorkbook
.Sheets("Sheet1").Copy After:= .Sheets("Sheet2")
Set sht = .Sheets(.Sheets("Sheet2").Index + 1)
End With
回答2:
I believe I have finally nailed this issue - it's been driving me nuts, also! It really would have been nice if MS made Copy return a sheet object, same as the Add method...
The thing is, the index which VBA allocates a newly copied sheet is actually not determined... as others have noted, it very much depends on hidden sheets. In fact, I think the expression Sheets(n) is actually interpreted as "the nth visible sheet". So unless you write a loop testing every sheet's visible property, using this in code is fraught with danger, unless the workbook is protected so users cannot mess with sheets visible property. Too hard...
My solution to this dilemma is:
- Make the LAST sheet visible (even if temporary)
- Copy AFTER that sheet. It MUST have index Sheets.Count
- Hide the former last sheet again, if required - it will now have index Sheets.Count-1
- Move the new sheet to where you really want it.
Here's my code - which now seems to be bullet-proof...
Dim sh as worksheet
Dim last_is_visible as boolean
With ActiveWorkbook
last_is_visible = .Sheets(.Sheets.Count).Visible
.Sheets(Sheets.Count).Visible = True
.Sheets("Template").Copy After:=.Sheets(Sheets.Count)
Set sh=.Sheets(Sheets.Count)
if not last_is_visible then .Sheets(Sheets.Count-1).Visible = False
sh.Move After:=.Sheets("OtherSheet")
End With
In my case, I had something like this (H indicating a hidden sheet)
1... 2... 3(H)... 4(H)... 5(H)... 6... 7... 8(H)... 9(H)
.Copy After:=.Sheets(2) actually creates a new sheet BEFORE the next VISIBLE sheet - ie, it became the new index 6. NOT at index 3, as you might expect.
Hope that helps ;-)
回答3:
Another solution I used would be to copy the sheet to a place where you know its index, aka first. There you can easily have a reference to it for whatever you need, and after that you can move it freely to where you want.
Something like this:
Worksheets("Sheet1").Copy before:=Worksheets(1)
set newSheet = Worksheets(1)
newSheet.move After:=someSheet
回答4:
UPDATE:
Dim ThisSheet As Worksheet
Dim NewSheet As Worksheet
Set ThisSheet = ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1")
ThisSheet.Copy
Set NewSheet = Application.ActiveSheet
回答5:
I realise this post is over a year old, but I came here looking for an answer to the same issue regarding copying sheets and unexpected results caused by hidden sheets. None of the above really suited what I wanted mainly because of the structure of my workbook. Essentailly it has a very large number of sheets and what is displayed is driven by a user selecting the specific functionality, plus the order of the visible sheets was importnat to me so i didnt want to mess with those. So my end solution was to rely on Excels default naming convention for copied sheets, and explictly rename the new sheet by name. Code sample below (as an aside, my workbook has 42 sheets and only 7 are permanently visible, and the
after:=Sheets(Sheets.count) put my copied sheet in the middle of the 42 sheets, depending on what sheets are visible at the time.
Select Case DCSType
Case "Radiology"
'Copy the appropriate Template to a new sheet at the end
TemplateRAD.Copy after:=Sheets(Sheets.count)
wsToCopyName = TemplateRAD.Name & " (2)"
'rename it as "Template"
Sheets(wsToCopyName).Name = "Template"
'Copy the appropriate val_Request to a new sheet at the end
valRequestRad.Copy after:=Sheets(Sheets.count)
'rename it as "val_Request"
wsToCopyName = valRequestRad.Name & " (2)"
Sheets(wsToCopyName).Name = "val_Request"
Case "Pathology"
'Copy the appropriate Template to a new sheet at the end
TemplatePath.Copy after:=Sheets(Sheets.count)
wsToCopyName = TemplatePath.Name & " (2)"
'rename it as "Template"
Sheets(wsToCopyName).Name = "Template"
'Copy the appropriate val_Request to a new sheet at the end
valRequestPath.Copy after:=Sheets(Sheets.count)
wsToCopyName = valRequestPath.Name & " (2)"
'rename it as "val_Request"
Sheets(wsToCopyName).Name = "val_Request"
End Select
Anyway, posted just in case its useful to anyone else
回答6:
Updated with suggestions from Daniel Labelle:
To handle possible hidden sheets, make the source sheet visible, copy it, use the ActiveSheet method to return the reference to the new sheet, and reset the visibility settings:
Dim newSheet As Worksheet
With ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1")
.Visible = xlSheetVisible
.Copy after:=someSheet
Set newSheet = ActiveSheet
.Visible = xlSheetHidden ' or xlSheetVeryHidden
End With
回答7:
This should be a comment in response to @TimWilliams, but it's my first post so I can't comment.
This is an example of the problem @RBarryYoung mentioned, related to hidden sheets. There is a problem when you try to put your copy after the last sheet and the last sheet is hidden. It seems that, if the last sheet is hidden, it always retains the highest index, so you need something like
Dim sht As Worksheet
With ActiveWorkbook
.Sheets("Sheet1").Copy After:=.Sheets(.Sheets.Count)
Set sht = .Sheets(.Sheets.Count - 1)
End With
Similar situation when you try to copy before a hidden first sheet.
回答8:
It is correct that hidden worksheets cause the new worksheet index to be non-sequential on either side of the source worksheet. I found that Rachel's answer works if you're copying before. But you'd have to adjust it if you're copying after.
Once the model is visible and copied, the new worksheet object is simply the ActiveSheet whether you copy the source before or after.
As a preference, you could replace:
"Set newSheet = .Previous" with "Set newSheet = Application.ActiveSheet".
Hope this is helpful to some of you.
回答9:
I've been trying to create a reliable generic "wrapper" function for the sheet.Copy method for re-use across multiple projects for years.
I've tried several of the approaches here and I've found only Mark Moore's answer to be a reliable solution across all scenarios. Ie the one using the "Template (2)" name to identify the new sheet.
In my case, any solution using the "ActiveSheet method" was useless as in some instances the target workbook was in a non-Active or hidden Workbook.
Similarly, some of my Workbooks have hidden sheets intermixed with visible sheets in various locations; at the beginning, in the middle, at the end; and therefore I found the solutions using the Before: and After: options also unreliable depending on the ordering of the visible and hidden sheets, along with the additional factor when the source sheet is also hidden.
Therefore after several re-writes, I've ended up with the following wrapper function:
'***************************************************************************
'This is a wrapper for the worksheet.Copy method.
'
'Used to create a copy of the specified sheet, optionally set it's name, and return the new
' sheets object to the calling function.
'
'This routine is needed to predictably identify the new sheet that is added. This is because
' having Hidden sheets in a Workbook can produce unexpected results in the order of the sheets,
' eg when adding a hidden sheet after the last sheet, the new sheet doesn't always end up
' being the last sheet in the Worksheets collection.
'***************************************************************************
Function wsCopy(wsSource As Worksheet, wsAfter As Worksheet, Optional ByVal sNewSheetName As String) As Worksheet
Dim Ws As Worksheet
wsSource.Copy After:=wsAfter
Set Ws = wsAfter.Parent.Sheets(wsSource.Name & " (2)")
'set ws Name if one supplied
If sNewSheetName <> "" Then
Ws.Name = sNewSheetName
End If
Set wsCopy = Ws
End Function
NOTE: Even this solution will have issues if the source sheet's Name is more than 27 chars, as the maximum sheet name is 31, but that is usually under my control.
回答10:
Based on Trevor Norman's method, I've developed a function for copying a sheet and returning a reference to the new sheet.
- Unhide the last sheet (1) if not visible
- Copy the source sheet (2) after the last sheet (1)
- Set the reference to the new sheet (3), i.e. the sheet after the last sheet (1)
- Hide the last sheet (1) if necessary
Code:
Function CopySheet(ByRef sourceSheet As Worksheet, Optional ByRef destinationWorkbook As Workbook) As Worksheet
Dim newSheet As Worksheet, lastSheet As Worksheet
Dim lastIsVisible As Boolean
If destinationWorkbook Is Nothing Then Set destinationWorkbook = sourceSheet.Parent
With destinationWorkbook
Set lastSheet = .Worksheets(.Worksheets.Count)
End With
lastIsVisible = lastSheet.Visible
lastSheet.Visible = True
sourceSheet.Copy After:=lastSheet
Set newSheet = lastSheet.Next
If Not lastIsVisible Then lastSheet.Visible = False
Set CopySheet = newSheet
End Function
This will always insert the copied sheet at the end of the destination workbook.
After this, you can do any moves, renames, etc.
Usage:
Sub Sample()
Dim newSheet As Worksheet
Set newSheet = CopySheet(ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Template"))
Debug.Print newSheet.Name
newSheet.Name = "Sample" ' rename new sheet
newSheet.Move Before:=ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1) ' move to beginning
Debug.Print newSheet.Name
End Sub
Or if you want the behaviour/interface to be more similar to the built-in Copy method (i.e. before/after), you could use:
Function CopySheet2(ByRef sourceSheet As Worksheet, Optional ByRef beforeSheet As Worksheet, Optional ByRef afterSheet As Worksheet) As Worksheet
Dim destinationWorkbook As Workbook
Dim newSheet As Worksheet, lastSheet As Worksheet
Dim lastIsVisible As Boolean
If Not beforeSheet Is Nothing Then
Set destinationWorkbook = beforeSheet.Parent
ElseIf Not afterSheet Is Nothing Then
Set destinationWorkbook = afterSheet.Parent
Else
Set destinationWorkbook = sourceSheet.Parent
End If
With destinationWorkbook
Set lastSheet = .Worksheets(.Worksheets.Count)
End With
lastIsVisible = lastSheet.Visible
lastSheet.Visible = True
sourceSheet.Copy After:=lastSheet
Set newSheet = lastSheet.Next
If Not lastIsVisible Then lastSheet.Visible = False
If Not beforeSheet Is Nothing Then
newSheet.Move Before:=beforeSheet
ElseIf Not afterSheet Is Nothing Then
newSheet.Move After:=afterSheet
Else
newSheet.Move After:=sourceSheet
End If
Set CopySheet2 = newSheet
End Function
回答11:
As already mentionned here, copy/paste the sheet to the very left (index = 1), then assign it to a variable, then move it where you would like. Pasting the Sheet Before means you do not need to verify and potentially unhide any sheet.
I am unable to test this right now but I do not see why it would not work. :)
Function CopyWorksheet(SourceWorksheet as Worksheet, AfterDestinationWorksheet as Worksheet) as Worksheet
SourceWorksheet.Copy Before:= AfterDestinationWorksheet.Parent.Sheets(1)
Dim NewWorksheet as Worksheet
Set NewWorksheet = AfterDestinationWorksheet.Parent.Sheets(1)
NewWorksheet.Move After:= AfterDestinationWorksheet
Return NewWorksheet
End Function
回答12:
Old post but wasn't sure about unhiding sheets or adding suffixes to names.
This is my approach:
Sub DuplicateSheet()
Dim position As Integer
Dim wbNewSheet As Worksheet
position = GetFirstVisiblePostion
ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Original").Copy Before:=ThisWorkbook.Sheets(position)
Set wbNewSheet = ThisWorkbook.Sheets(position)
Debug.Print "Duplicated name:" & wbNewSheet.Name, "Duplicated position:" & wbNewSheet.Index
End Sub
Function GetFirstVisiblePostion() As Integer
Dim wbSheet As Worksheet
Dim position As Integer
For Each wbSheet In ThisWorkbook.Sheets
If wbSheet.Visible = xlSheetVisible Then
position = wbSheet.Index
Exit For
End If
Next
GetFirstVisiblePostion = position
End Function
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7692274/copy-sheet-and-get-resulting-sheet-object