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Name.RefersToLocal property (Excel)

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Returns or sets the formula that the name refers to. The formula is in the language of the user, and it's in A1-style notation, beginning with an equal sign. Read/write String.

Syntax

expression.RefersToLocal

expression A variable that represents a Name object.

Example

This example creates a new worksheet and then inserts a list of all the names in the active workbook, including their formulas (in A1-style notation and in the language of the user).

Set newSheet = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets.Add 
i = 1 
For Each nm In ActiveWorkbook.Names 
 newSheet.Cells(i, 1).Value = nm.NameLocal 
 newSheet.Cells(i, 2).Value = "'" & nm.RefersToLocal 
 i = i + 1 
Next

Known issues

This property has a bug. Assigning a localized formula to this property fails. The property expects the same formula syntax as the RefersTo property: US format and list separators. Example:

Sub Example()
    Dim Nm As Name
    Set Nm = ThisWorkbook.Names("test")
    'If Windows is set to use ; as listseparator, this fails:
    Nm.RefersToLocal = "=SUM(Sheet1!$A$1,Sheet1!$A$3)"
    'If Windows is set to use ; as listseparator, this works:
    Nm.RefersToLocal = "=SUM(Sheet1!$A$1;Sheet1!$A$3)"
End Sub

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