Hi


Copy the UDF into your workbooks module:

---
Public Function TabI(TabIndex As Integer, Optional parVolatile As Date) As
String
TabI = Sheets(TabIndex).Name
End Function
---

Now, p.e into cell A1 on some sheet enter the formula
=IF(ISERROR(TABI(ROW(),NOW())),"",TABI(ROW()))

, and copy down for as much rows as you need - you get a list of sheet names
in your workbook (in tab order).

(The optional parameter in formula allows to turn the formula volatile at
will)


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Arvi Laanemets
( My real mail address: arvi.laanemets<attarkon.ee )



"Joe_Germany" wrote in message
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Dear all,

I have some 100+ sheets in a file.
in the first sheet I want get a consolidated information. say count
the entries in column-D.

how can I write a funcion indipendant of the sheet name.

for ex,

normally the function will be .....
=counta('sheet1'!D:D)
here we have to maually change the name for each sheets.

I would like to know if the sheet index can be used in this function.
[ =counta(sheet(2)!D:D) ]
so that I can make the sheet index [ =counta(sheet(A5)!D:D) ] a
variable and automate the same for all sheets.


Thanks a lot... a quick responce will be of great help...

Regards
Joe