Newbie Question - Paste method error

[owen_2006]

Hi Guys,

I have a problem that i have been trying to fix for a while now without much success. I have been trying to do a simple copy and paste from one spreadsheet to another and i keep getting a "Paste method of range class failed" error whenever i test the macro. Can I please trouble anyone out there to have a look at the vba code and provide some insight on where i am going wrong.

Application.Goto _
Workbooks("Master file.XLS").Sheets("Mapping Master Sheet").Range("data")
Selection.Copy
Application.CutCopyMode = False
Workbooks.Open FileName:="I:\Cognos\COA & Rollup\Temp.xls"
Sheets("ALLFRSMPG").Activate
Range("A1").Select
ActiveSheet.Paste

The break is at the last line of code.

Thank you in advance,
O

 

[Robert88]

Hi owen_2006

Do you have a sheet Sheets("ALLFRSMPG").Activate
?

Or a Range in the sheet of Range("A1").Select
?

Robert88

 

[owen_2006]

Hi Robert88,

Thanks for replying, Yes I have a sheet in the Temp.xls file called ALLFRSMPG and the top left cell is A1. Do I need to rename this cell and specify the new name range?

Looking forward to your reply,
Kind regards
Owen

 

[owen_2006]

Hi Again Robert88,

Actually the error that comes up is "Paste method of range class failed" so I think that the past command needs to be changed, but I'm not sure.

Any advice is gratefully appreciated.

Thanks again Owen

 

[Robert88]

Hi owen_2006,

Have you got a range named "A1" in your Excel?

Robert88

 

[gemma-the-husky]

i'm not sure about excel macros but is the last statement the problem

does activesheet.paste try to paste the active sheet over itself

shouldn't there be a selection.paste or something else to reference your prior copy.

 

[gemma-the-husky]

coincidentally on another thread here, they seem to be doing a copy and then a

selection.insert, do maybe thats the correct syntax!

 

[owen_2006]

Hi gemma-the-husky,

Thanks for the suggestion, which thread was doing a similar discussion....I can't seem to find it.

Thanks,
O