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Checking for the Existence of a Name

 
Function NameExists(FindName As String) As Boolean
    Dim Rng As Range
    Dim myName As String
    On Error Resume Next
    myName = ActiveWorkbook.Names(FindName).Name
    If Err.Number = 0 Then
        NameExists = True
    Else
        NameExists = False
    End If
End Function








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