How to display table or pivot table name in a cell in Excel?
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Display table or pivot table name in a cell with VBA code
Display table or pivot table name in a cell with VBA code
The following VBA code can help you display a specified table or pivot table name in a cell. Please do as follows.
1. Press the Alt + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, click Insert > Module. Then copy below VBA code into the Module window.
VBA code: Display table or pivot table name in a cell
Function getObjName(rng As Range) As String
‘Updated by Extendoffice 20180420
Dim xTable As ListObject
Dim xPivotTable As PivotTable
Dim xTableName As String
Dim xPtName As String
On Error Resume Next
xTableName = ""
xPtName = ""
Set xTable = rng.Cells(1).ListObject
xTableName = "Table[" & xTable.Name & "]"
If xTable Is Nothing Then
Set xPivotTable = rng.Cells(1).PivotTable
xPtName = "Pivot [" & xPivotTable.Name & "]"
End If
getObjName = xTableName & xPtName
End Function3. Press the Alt + Q keys to exit the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
4. Select a blank cell, enter formula =getObjName(A2) into the Formula Bar and then press the Enter key. See screenshot:
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