XLConnect (version 1.1.0)

createName-methods: Creating names in a workbook

Description

Creates a named range for a specified formula in a workbook.

Usage

# S4 method for workbook
createName(object, name, formula, overwrite, worksheetScope)

Arguments

object

The workbook to use

name

The name of the range to be created

formula

Excel formula specifying the value / data the name refers to

overwrite

If a name with the same name already exists and overwrite = TRUE, then this name is removed first before the new one is created. If a name already exists and overwrite = FALSE, then an exception is thrown. The default value for overwrite is FALSE.

worksheetScope

Optional - specific worksheet the name should be scoped to. If unspecified the name will be scoped to the whole workbook.

Author

Martin Studer
Mirai Solutions GmbH https://mirai-solutions.ch

Details

Creates a named range called name for the specified formula.

The formula should be specified as you would type it in Excel. Make sure that the worksheets, functions, ... exist that you are referring to in the formula.

The name, formula and overwrite arguments are vectorized such that multiple names can be created in one method call.

References

What are named regions/ranges?
https://web.archive.org/web/20240821110221/https://www.officearticles.com/excel/named_ranges_in_microsoft_excel.htm
How to create named regions/ranges?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAE9a0uRtpM

See Also

workbook, removeName, existsName, getDefinedNames,
readNamedRegion, writeNamedRegion

Examples

if (FALSE) {
# Load workbook (create if not existing)
wb <- loadWorkbook("createName.xlsx", create = TRUE)

# Create a worksheet named 'mtcars'
createSheet(wb, name = "mtcars")

# Create a named region called 'mtcars' on the sheet called 'mtcars'
createName(wb, name = "mtcars", formula = "mtcars!$A$1")

# Write built-in data set 'mtcars' to the above defined named region
writeNamedRegion(wb, mtcars, name = "mtcars")

# Save workbook
saveWorkbook(wb)

# clean up 
file.remove("createName.xlsx")
}