string to range

I have a string variable called Bob that contains the value D2 and need it to convert it to a range called BobR. How do I do this? I tried Dim bob As String Dim bobr As Range bob = "D2" bobr = bob this is not an actual piece of my code exactly but I need to know how to do this in order to...

I have a piece of VBA code like this 'Cell A1's value is G4 varName = Range("A1").Value Range("C2").Formula = "='Sheet2'!" & varName What I'm trying to do is write this formula Sheet2!G4 within cell C2. Essentially, I guess I'm trying to achieve an indirect. But when i run it, C2's formula...

I am working in Xcelsius 2008 and I have created about 100 defined names. These refer to cells on Sheet2 that create ranges. I am having an issue calling the range as it gets returned as text. E.G.: I am using the following to build a range based on where the column header is found...