Microsoft KB Archive/156882

= XL97: Error Message: Name Conflicts with Existing Module =

Article ID: 156882

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q156882



SYMPTOMS
In the Visual Basic Editor in Microsoft Excel 97, when you attempt to create a reference from one project to another project, you may receive the following error message:

Name conflicts with existing module, project, or object library



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when both projects have the same name.



RESOLUTION
To avoid this problem, rename the projects that have the same name. To do this, use one of the following methods.

Method 1
 In the Project Explorer pane in the Visual Basic Editor, look at the projects that are listed. You should see entries similar to the following:

 (Book1.xls)

 (Book2.xls)

 (Personal.xls)

where  is the name of the project. Click the entry for the project that you want to rename. On the Tools menu, click  Properties.

where  is the name of the project.</li> Click the General tab.</li> In the Project Name box, type a new, unique project name.

NOTE: Do not use a project name that you use in any other workbook.</li> Click OK.</li> On the File menu, click Save, where is the name of the workbook you modified.</li> Repeat steps 1-7 for all open workbooks that contain Visual Basic modules, class modules, or userforms.</li></ol>

Method 2
<ol> In the Project Explorer pane in the Visual Basic Editor, look at the projects that are listed. You should see entries similar to the following

<VBAProject> (Book1.xls)

<VBAProject> (Book2.xls)

<VBAProject> (Personal.xls)

where <VBAProject> is the name of the project.</li> Click the entry for the project that you want to rename.</li> In the Properties pane, in the box to the right of "(Name)", type a new, unique project name and press Enter.

NOTE: Do not use a project name that you use in any other workbook.</li> On the File menu, click Save, where is the name of the workbook you modified.</li> Repeat steps 1-4 for all open workbooks that contain Visual Basic modules, class modules, or userforms.</li></ol>

After you rename all projects with unique project names, the error message no longer appears when you create a reference.

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MORE INFORMATION
By default, when you create a new workbook in Microsoft Excel 97, the project name for the new workbook is "VBAProject" (without the quotation marks). This naming convention may cause a problem if you attempt to create a reference from one project to another when you use the following steps:


 * 1) On the Tools menu, click References.
 * 2) In the list of Available References, select (check) the check box for a project in another workbook.
 * 3) Click OK.

If you receive the error message when you click OK, you must change the name(s) of one or more of your projects. Projects with the same name cannot reference each other.

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