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Formula to find filename
Hi
I have a file path, say C:\MY Files\Media\Test.doc I am sure there is a excel cell formula which can return the name of the file (ie "Test.doc") no matter how many directories or the lenght of the address any ideas thanks -- Kevin |
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Formula to find filename
=CELL("filename",A1)
"Kevin" wrote: Hi I have a file path, say C:\MY Files\Media\Test.doc I am sure there is a excel cell formula which can return the name of the file (ie "Test.doc") no matter how many directories or the lenght of the address any ideas thanks -- Kevin |
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Formula to find filename
see bottom of the page of this reference - http://www.cpearson.com/excel/excelF.htm
May be what you are looking for. This will return "MyBook.xls" I have a file path, say C:\MY Files\Media\Test.doc I am sure there is a excel cell formula which can return the name of the file (ie "Test.doc") no matter how many directories or the lenght of the address |
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Formula to find filename
what if the formula is reading a filepath in another cell ie I do not want
the file name of the existing file the formula is written in -- Kevin "tiptoe" wrote: see bottom of the page of this reference - http://www.cpearson.com/excel/excelF.htm May be what you are looking for. This will return "MyBook.xls" I have a file path, say C:\MY Files\Media\Test.doc I am sure there is a excel cell formula which can return the name of the file (ie "Test.doc") no matter how many directories or the lenght of the address |
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