How to create a sheet if it doesn’t exist in the workbook?
Suppose you have a workbook with multiple worksheets, and you need to check if a specific worksheet name exists. If the sheet doesn’t exist, create it; if it does, display a prompt notifying you that the sheet already exists. How can you accomplish this task in Excel?
Create a sheet if not exist in workbook with VBA code
Create a sheet if not exist in workbook with VBA code
The following VBA code can help you check if a specific worksheet name exists in the workbook. If it does not, the code will create the sheet as needed.
1. Hold down the ALT + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
2. Click Insert > Module, and paste the following code in the Module Window.
VBA code: Create a sheet if not exist in workbook:
Sub TestSheetCreate()
'Updateby Extendoffice
Dim newSheetName As String
Dim checkSheetName As String
newSheetName = Application.InputBox("Input Sheet Name:", "Kutools for Excel", _
"sheet4", , , , , 2)
On Error Resume Next
checkSheetName = Worksheets(newSheetName).Name
If checkSheetName = "" Then
Worksheets.Add.Name = newSheetName
MsgBox "The sheet named ''" & newSheetName & _
"'' does not exist in this workbook but it has been created now.", _
vbInformation, "Kutools for Excel"
Else
MsgBox "The sheet named ''" & newSheetName & _
"''exist in this workbook.", vbInformation, "Kutools for Excel"
End If
End Sub
3. And then press F5 key to run this code, a prompt box is popped out to remind you enter the sheet name that you want to check, see screenshot:
4. Then click OK button:
(1.) If the sheet exists, a prompt box will pop out to remind you as following screenshot shown:
(2.) If the sheet does not exist, it will be created at once, see screenshot:
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