I have the following code that copies a Master worksheet and renames it using Application.Inputbox.
'Generates input box to name the new Sheet and checks duplicate names
Set wks = ActiveSheet
Do While sName <> wks.Name
sName = Application.InputBox _
(Prompt:="Enter New Year")
On Error Resume Next
wks.Name = sName
On Error GoTo 0
Loop
Set wks = Nothing
This works fine except when the user clicks cancel.
Current out comes are;
User inputs something and clicks ‘ok’ = master sheet copied and renamed to input value.
User inputs nothing and clicks ‘ok’ = Input box loops until value entered and ‘ok’ clicked or cancel clicked.
User clicks ‘cancel’ = master sheet copied and renamed to ‘False’.
Desired Out come for user clicks ‘cancel’ = sub exited and nothing copied or altered.
Any help?
I would change your code in the following way.
Dim sname As Variant
Dim wks As Worksheet
Set wks = ActiveSheet
Do While sname <> wks.Name
sname = Application.InputBox _
(Prompt:="Enter New Year")
If sname = vbFalse Then
MsgBox "You pressed Cancel"
Else
On Error Resume Next
wks.Name = sname
On Error GoTo 0
End If
Loop
Set wks = Nothing
In case user presses Cancel sname becomes a boolean with value False
Answer：
You can detect a cancel by looking for an vbNullString (empty) string
Set wks = ActiveSheet
Do While sName <> wks.Name
sName = Application.InputBox _
(Prompt:="Enter New Year")
If sName = vbNullString Then
MsgBox ("Cancel button clicked!")
Exit Sub
End If
On Error Resume Next
wks.Name = sName
On Error GoTo 0
Loop
Set wks = Nothing
Answer：
Using above help added this to my code;
'Generates input box to name the new Sheet and checks duplicate names
Set wks = ActiveSheet
Do While sname <> wks.Name
sname = Application.InputBox _
(Prompt:="Enter New Year")
If sname = vbFalse Then
MsgBox "You pressed Cancel"
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
Sheets("MASTER (2)").Delete
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
Sheets("MASTER").Visible = False
Exit Sub
Else
On Error Resume Next
wks.Name = sname
On Error GoTo 0
End If
Loop
Set wks = Nothing
The help above allowed the code to accept a valid input, detect a duplicate input, check for no input and loop as needed, and if the ‘cancel’ button was clicked then it informed the user. I added further code to exit the sub after deleting the unwanted worksheet (copied from a master sheet earlier in the code).
Thank you all for your help.
Tags: excelexcel, input
