how about just retrieving that value directly:

dim j as variant
j = workbooks("temp.xls").worksheets("sheet1").range(" D23").value





Paul Levy wrote:

I am using Excel 5. (Don't laugh). I am trying to set a variable in a module
in one workbook by referencing a cell in another workbook (that contains
some data). How can I do this? I tried the following and it failed.

Sub test()
Dim j As Variant

j = Evaluate("[temp.xls]sheet1!R23C4")
End Sub

this gives me an error 2015
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul

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Dave Peterson