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Linking to other workbooks using "Indirect"
I have a problem when trying to link to other workbooks using the "Indirect"
function. Only when the linked book is open will the formula return the linked value. If the linked book is not open, I will get #REF as a result. Is it not possible to link to other workbooks using "Indirect"? Cheers, Jonathan |
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hi Jonathan,
indirect function will works only if the linked wb is open. hth regards from Brazil Marcelo "Jonathan" escreveu: I have a problem when trying to link to other workbooks using the "Indirect" function. Only when the linked book is open will the formula return the linked value. If the linked book is not open, I will get #REF as a result. Is it not possible to link to other workbooks using "Indirect"? Cheers, Jonathan |
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Hmm... Guess that was just me spending waay too much time on that project
then. Damn! Ok, my situation is this: I have daily reports coming in and they are all named by date. What I want to do is to sit with my master sheet and do an automatic check of the figures from the day reports. This I would be doing by entering my chosen date in my master sheet that would then collect the data from that specific date but without having to open the daily report. So I basically want to be able to do a conditional link dependant on my selection of date... Is there another way around that?? Regards from London, Jonathan "Marcelo" wrote: hi Jonathan, indirect function will works only if the linked wb is open. hth regards from Brazil Marcelo "Jonathan" escreveu: I have a problem when trying to link to other workbooks using the "Indirect" function. Only when the linked book is open will the formula return the linked value. If the linked book is not open, I will get #REF as a result. Is it not possible to link to other workbooks using "Indirect"? Cheers, Jonathan |
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Linking to other workbooks using "Indirect"
Use find/replace the date
"Jonathan" wrote: Hmm... Guess that was just me spending waay too much time on that project then. Damn! Ok, my situation is this: I have daily reports coming in and they are all named by date. What I want to do is to sit with my master sheet and do an automatic check of the figures from the day reports. This I would be doing by entering my chosen date in my master sheet that would then collect the data from that specific date but without having to open the daily report. So I basically want to be able to do a conditional link dependant on my selection of date... Is there another way around that?? Regards from London, Jonathan "Marcelo" wrote: hi Jonathan, indirect function will works only if the linked wb is open. hth regards from Brazil Marcelo "Jonathan" escreveu: I have a problem when trying to link to other workbooks using the "Indirect" function. Only when the linked book is open will the formula return the linked value. If the linked book is not open, I will get #REF as a result. Is it not possible to link to other workbooks using "Indirect"? Cheers, Jonathan |
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Linking to other workbooks using "Indirect"
Harlan Grove wrote a UDF called PULL that will retrieve the value from a
closed workbook. You can find the function at Harlan's FTP site: ftp://members.aol.com/hrlngrv/ Look for pull.zip Laurent Longre has an addin (morefunc.xll) at: http://xcell05.free.fr/ That includes =indirect.ext() that may help you. Jonathan wrote: I have a problem when trying to link to other workbooks using the "Indirect" function. Only when the linked book is open will the formula return the linked value. If the linked book is not open, I will get #REF as a result. Is it not possible to link to other workbooks using "Indirect"? Cheers, Jonathan -- Dave Peterson |
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