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Thanks for your help!

"Sloth" wrote:

Looks like you are out of look then, and will have to keep doing it the slow
way. Sorry to get your hopes up, but I wasn't aware that you need the file
open, or that it was a problem. I believe you could use a macro that does
the Find and Replace automatically, but I don't know a lot about VBA coding.

"Ken" wrote:

Well, I have a bigger problem then. It is not possible to have the linked
workbook open. The link needs to access the file while it is closed.

Is there another function that will get me the "link" results without having
to open the other workbook first?

Ken

"Max" wrote:

"Ken" wrote:
... In Book 1 I have this.
A1= =[C:\Documents and Settings\kf\Desktop\2.xls]Sheet1!
A2= =INDIRECT(A1&"A1")

Try these amendments:

In A1: C:\Documents and Settings\kf\Desktop\[2.xls]Sheet1'!
In A2: =INDIRECT("'"&A1&"A1")

And, importantly, we need the linked book: 2.xls to be open as well.
INDIRECT requires the linked book to be open for it to work, otherwise even
with the correct syntax, etc, it'll show as #REF!
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Max
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