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The Location named range contains multiple cells. By accessing the Value with this... 
 

<pre><code class="code-1 nolinks" id="code-20-42072504-1">Report.Range(&quot;Location&quot;).Value
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..it is returning an Array, not a String. If you want the first cell in the named range, use this... 
 

<pre><code class="code-1 nolinks" id="code-20-42072504-2">Choice = Report.Range(&quot;Location&quot;).Cells(1).Value
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If you do want the array of values, use this... 
 

<pre><code class="code-1 nolinks" id="code-20-42072504-3">Dim Choice as Variant
Choice = Report.Range(&quot;Location&quot;).Value
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I assigned a name to a merged cell 
 
&nbsp; &nbsp; With Report.Range(&quot;C8:H8&quot;) 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; .Name = &quot;Location&quot; 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; .ClearContents 
&nbsp; &nbsp; End With 
&nbsp; &nbsp; Range(&quot;Location&quot;).Value = &quot;Multiple (see below)&quot; 
 
I need to use the value entered to trigger additional code. 
Dim Choice as String 
&nbsp; &nbsp; Choice = Report.Range(&quot;Location&quot;).Value 
I keep getting a type mismatch error. 
 
Any help would be appreciated
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I assigned a name to a merged cell 

    With Report.Range("C8:H8")
        .Name = "Location"
        .ClearContents
    End With
    Range("Location").Value = "Multiple (see below)"

I need to use the value entered to trigger additional code. 
Dim Choice as String
    Choice = Report.Range("Location").Value
I keep getting a type mismatch error.

Any help would be appreciated

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