=Indirect("'C:\acc\[" &f1&".xls]Section A'!H4")

would be the way to do it, but Indirect doesn't work with a closed workbook.
So you would need to use code to build your string and hard code it in the
cell.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"Nigel Chapman" wrote in message
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I wonder if anyone can help me.
What I want to do is to be able to link to another file using a text
string
picked up from my current sheet.

In the example below, which doesnt work, cell F1 contains my file name,
and
the effect I want to achieve is :

='C:\acc\[data.xls]Section A'!H4

='C:\acc\[" &f1&".xls]Section A'!H4 where FI contains the string "data"

Is it possible to include strings in linking like this?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Nigel