INDIRECT doesn't work with closed workbooks.


You could try Harlan Grove's PULL function. You can get it
ftp://members.aol.com/hrlngrv/ (look for pull.zip)

You would use it like so

=pull("'"&A3&"\["&B3&".xls]"&C3&"'!"&"B5")

or

=pull("'"&A3&"\["&B3&".xls]"&C3&"'!B5")


Alternative

As for alternatives, try the INDIRECT.EXT function in Laurent Longre's
MOREFUNC.XLL add-in, available from


http://xcell05.free.fr/english/


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HTH

Bob

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"Agent Ting" wrote in message
...
I have written an indirect function in a cell which looks up to a worksheet
naming "C01_XXX_YYY", but it didn't work. My colleague says INDIRECT does
not work with worksheets starting with the letter "C". Is this true and
how
do I overcome this problem?

Cheers,
Soo Ting