Excel VBA Pivot Cache Type Mismatch Run-Time Error '13'

Question

Thanks for any input on this. I\'m trying to make a simple pivot table that is taking data from sheet \"5 Month Trending May 15\" and putting it onto my Pivot Table sheet ca

Answer 1

The documentation for PivotCaches.Create indicates

The SourceData argument is required if SourceType isn't xlExternal. It can be a Range object (when SourceType is either xlConsolidation or xlDatabase) or an Excel Workbook Connection object (when SourceType is xlExternal).

Despite this, the macro recorder will always create a String here for the SourceData. (It will even create a bad string if the Sheet has a space in the name).

Given the preference for the macro recorder, I often supply this as a String with the addresses.

I have been able before to supply a Range here so I am not certain what is specifically going on that prevents the Range usage in this case.

To use a String, your code would look like:

Set pvtCache = ActiveWorkbook.PivotCaches.Create(xlDatabase, "'5 Month Trending May 15'!A2:H38")