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    Checking for Invalid Characters or Name

    Im using a code that contains the following:

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    I am trying to add

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    For i = 1 To 8
    If InStr(mySheetName, (IllegalCharacter(i))) > 0 Then[/CODE]

    however it keeps changing to

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    How do I or can i even set " as an illegal character?
    Last edited by dagindi; 08-03-2011 at 12:47 PM.

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    Re: Checking for Invalid Characters or Name

    Here's a collection of UDF's
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    Hope that helps.

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    Re: Checking for Invalid Characters or Name

    Perhaps something like this could be useful.
    The below code cycles through each character in the myCharList
    and tests if it is containd inthe myString variable.

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    Used this way
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    In the above example, the formula returns TRUE...A1 contains "
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    Re: Checking for Invalid Characters or Name

    Hello dagindi,

    Here is another method that can be used as UDF or in VBA.
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