The function you'd want to use that's built into excel is =indirect(). But that
function returns an error if the sending workbook is closed.

If that's a problem, then Laurent Longre has an addin (morefunc.xll) at:
http://xcell05.free.fr/
or
http://xcell05.free.fr/morefunc/english/index.htm

That includes =indirect.ext() that may help you.

POKEY wrote:

Help - is it possible to reference data from another spreadsheet by using a
named range or otherwise within the formula? e.g. You want to retrieve data
from cell A1 in another spreadsheet named "accounts january.xls" - you would
normally type =c:\[accounts january.xls]'!A1. Each month the name of the
spreadsheet source changes to "account february.xls" etc..etc.. This formula
exists in many cells - is it possible to name this "changing" spreadsheet
name by referencing all these formulas to one cell which contains the name of
the spreadsheet source? e.g =c:\[=b2].xls'!A1

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Dave Peterson