Avoid Duplicate Named Ranges when copying a sheet from one wb to another with the worksheet.copy method

Question

I have a template monthly report with about 30 pages and 50+ users. Each user makes some modifications to their copy so they are loathe to adopt any new version. My solution is to migrate their data, etc across to the new version. I've solved many of
the problems, but the current one has me stumped. Using OldWS.Copy After:=newWB.Sheets(newWB.Sheets.Count) I get a copy of new sheets in the old workbook and paste them at the end of the new workbook. So far ok. Problem is it duplicates named ranges. I added
Application.DisplayAlerts = False, and that stops the dialog boxes, but the names get added as local sheet scope variables. The .Copy method doesn't seem to have any parameters except the choice of before or after. I've been searching for a week now to no
avail. TIA for any help or suggestions.
Question: How can I avoid duplicating the named ranges if there is already a global (workbook scope) named range in the workbook?

Answer 1

Hi rdperkins,
Base on my test, the result is the same to you, it will keep the same named range in the new worksheet.
As far as I know, we can’t avoid the duplicate named range if there is already exist in the workbook.
Base on my test, we can’t create the same named range through UI, but we can do it through the code.
I suggest that you could delete the range in the target worksheet after copy a worksheet. (Name.Delete)
# Names Object (Excel)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ff841280(v=office.15).aspx
Best Regards
Starain
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