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Using a cell reference
I am trying to simplify a complex series of formulas by using a name for the
filename I want to open. That way if I ever need to change the path to the file or or the filename it self all I have to do is change it in one spot. My issue is that I can get it to work for a simple formula and pull a single value. but if I try to use it in a more complex formula it is giving me #ref error. I have tried many different things and it just will not work the way I want. Here is an example of what I mean. I have a worksheet called setup. in Setup I changed cell c13's name to KAT now in worksheet WK1 If I use this I can get a value ='[KAT]WK1 Recap'!H76 But what I really want to do is use this in a larger formula like this =IF(('[KAT]WK1 Recap'!$H$76)=0,0,COUNTIFS('[KAT]WK1'!$G$9:$G$206,"0",'[KAT]WK1'!$D$9:$D$206,A2)/'[KAT]WK1 Recap'!$H$76) But when I do I get an #ref error when I step through the formula on the first part which is esentially the same thing that I got a value when I tested it by itself. This One works if I type the file name out by it self. But makes it more difficult if I want to change something later. =IF(('C:\Users\Customer\Documents\[KAT - March.xls]WK1 Recap'!$H$76)=0,0,COUNTIFS('C:\Users\Customer\Docu ments\[KAT - March.xls]WK1'!$G$9:$G$206,"0",'C:\Users\Customer\Documents \[KAT - March.xls]WK1'!$D$9:$D$206,A2)/'C:\Users\Customer\Documents\[KAT - March.xls]WK1 Recap'!$H$76) Any help would be appreciated. I am using Excel 2007 |
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