the indirect function will turn a text reference to a result but it will only
work if the remote workbook is open.
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paul
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"John" wrote:

I am building a filename from two cells(A2, B1) and concatenating them into a
third cell(F2). How do use this third cell in a formula in a forth cell(B2)
to bring a figure from the file named in the third cell?