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Mike
 
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Default Using contents of a cell in a formula

Hi, I'm trying to use the contents of a cell (as opposed to the actual cell)
in a Formula. For example €“ in the following Statement:

=AVERAGE(IF((PRICES!D$32848:D$34120=A44),PRICES!P$ 32848:P$34120))

Instead of using €˜PRICES!D$32848:D$34120, I want to use the contents of
another cell €“ lets say Cell A2

Cell A2 would contain the character expression €˜PRICES!D$32848:D$34120

So the statement above would read something like:

=AVERAGE(IF((? A2 ?),PRICES!P$32848:P$34120))

How do I get the statement above to recognize the contents of cell A2
instead of cell A2?

I know I could create a label range but what I am trying to do will work
much better if I can refer to the contents of a given cell.

I seem to remember being able to do this long ago in Lotus.

Thanks,
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Mike