If i want to stabilize and address

for example

=A6

I could do

=Indirect("A6")

since A6 in the second instance is a string rather than a cell reference, it
is never adjusted. This would also make it hard to enter the formula and
drag fill it - so you might want to use code to do it.use a formula to
calculate the address

=offset(indirect("A1"),row()-1,0)

If I understand the question.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"TK" wrote in message
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Hi:

This formula is in (hidden column G )

=IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP
(A6,'Material DataBase'!$A$9:$H$100,2,0)),"",
VLOOKUP(A6,'Material DataBase'!$A$9:$H$100,2,0))

This formula is in cell D

=IF(A6 ="","",B6*C6*G6)

A B C D E F G

Item Cost Amount Total

Nails 0.25 10 2.50
Bolts 1.00 8 8.00

A listbox is populated from column A of the
"Material Database" Worksheet (more of a list)

The user can pick items from the list and as
oblivious from cell G's formula the price
is then in G and the routine is complete.

All works as expected:
The user can copy, drag down, right click and
pick from list to change items in column A and the
formula works

The problem is if you move (left top corner and drag)
an item in column A the formula fails.

Is there a way to disable the move function?
Is there a way to rewrite the formula?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

TK