Code bugs on simple copy and paste

Hi everyone, I have a (hopefully) simple problem - I'm trying to copy and paste a number of columns in my file. The code I have works just fine if the sheet I'm trying to change is the active sheet; however, when another sheet is activated I get the "Application-defined or object-defined error" message on the following line:

Sheets(ws.Name).Range(Columns(1), Columns(2)).Copy

My research shows that the problem with the code might be that .Cells property (and I'm assuming .Columns works the same way) by default references the active sheet. The suggested solution has been to use "With ws" statement similar to below:

With ws
     .Range(Columns(1), Columns(2)).Copy
  ...
End With

However, this causes the code to bug out as well. Any suggestions on how I can improve my code to make it work without activating the sheet where I'm doing the copying and pasting?

Thanks in advance!

Re: Code bugs on simple copy and paste

you sir are awesome. that worked like a charm - thanks a lot!