Hi Martha,

I don't know if there's a better way but you can loop through Sheets collection and compare the names

llFound = .F.
FOR i=1 TO oWorkbook.Sheets.Count
	IF UPPER(oWorkbook.Sheets.Item(i).Name) == UPPER("My Sheet Name")
		llFound = .T.
		EXIT
	ENDIF
ENDFOR

* Or using VFP8 and later
llFound = .T.
TRY
	oSheet = oWorkbook.Sheets.Item("My Sheet Name")
CATCH TO oExp WHEN oExp.ErrorNo = 1426 AND (UPPER("Invalid index") $ UPPER(oExp.Message))
	llFound = .F.
ENDTRY	

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>I'm saving data off to an Excel file. As I do this I am creating a new worksheet and naming it based on a name the user supplies.
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>IF the name of that worksheet already exists within that file I get a nasty little Excel generated message (very long and involved and probably not important if the following can be answered).
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>Is there any way I can check to see if a worksheet with the same name already exists before I rename the new, blank worksheet created?
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