[dba-Tech] Excel -- dynamic range name

A better way is to use a formula. Go Insert, name, define, in the "names
in workbook" box type the name you want for the range. In the "refers
to" box type
=offset($a$1,0,0,counta($a$1:$a$10000),counta($1:$1)).
The range will change dynamically as rows or columns are added. To check
go edit, goto and enter the name of your range and click OK. The entire
range should be highlighted. If the range is greater than 10,000 records
you have to increase 
$a$10000. You can of course use $a$65000 to cover the entire column but
this slows things down.

Jim Hale

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan
Harkins
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 8:07 PM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: [dba-Tech] Excel -- dynamic range name

The only way I know of to create a dynamic range name when the list of
items
increases/decreases is to create a range name that's one cell more than
needed and insert a row before adding a new record -- that stretches the
range to include the new row. 

Is this the best way? 

Susan H. 

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