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Default data from multiple files: best way to extract

Hello
I have a question relating to data extraction.
I have a number of files, which are records of subpots. Sometimes I
would like to extract data from each of them, lets say Cells A1, C3,
C5, C7 and C11.

The way I have done this in the past is probably bonkers.... on the
top line have cells with =A1, =C3, =C5, =C7 and =C11, opened each
file, copied this range into each and then copied and paste special
into a new sheet....

it works but takes a bunch of time....

so there must be a better way... having the file name in a cell, which
is then read by the recieving cells.

I surely hope I have explained my query.

Many thanks for reading this far.

Hj