Oops spoke too soon.
Everything works fine if i leave sheets as 1,2,3,4, etc then it reads fine
off A1, a2 etc
To throw a spanner in the works, sheets are set up as 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc up to 70
But as a safari runs the sheet is used, and the sheet name changes
1 might become Keith
2 might be changed to Jones
3 might be changed to Smith
And as soon as that happens I obviously lose the formula?
Any way around this?
Ali

"Pete_UK" wrote:

Put this in C1:

=INDIRECT("'"&ROW(A1)&"'!AB9")

then copy it down to C70.

Hope this helps.

Pete

"Ali" wrote in message
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hi I have a sheet in a work book that is reading off approx 70 other
sheets.
I am trying to copy the formula down a column for all 70, but I don't know
how to increment the sheet number. Sheets are numbered 1-70

example: C1 = "1"!$AB$9
- C2 = "2"!$AB$9
- C3 = "3"!$AB$9 so i need to drag this formula all the way
down to C70 and perhaps more. If I drag it does not increase the sheet
number. To cut and paste is taking ages as the formula columns run
through
C- AA with the same problem.

How can I copy/drag the formula down that would increase sheet numbers
each
time.
many thanks
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