Using data from multiple workbooks to generate a report
How can I automate collecting information from 30+ workbooks that all have
the same format (i.e. Cell B25 in all workbooks has the same type of information) and generating a report or another spreadsheet from the collected information. For example, all of my workbooks contain information about equipment at 30 different locations. I would like to query all of the workbooks and get a list of what is contained in Excel Cell B25. |
Using data from multiple workbooks to generate a report
Do the workbooks have a names that look like a series?
Like: Jan , Feb, Apr... Or: Book1, Book2, .... best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme remove caps from email "Dave Young" <Dave wrote in message ... How can I automate collecting information from 30+ workbooks that all have the same format (i.e. Cell B25 in all workbooks has the same type of information) and generating a report or another spreadsheet from the collected information. For example, all of my workbooks contain information about equipment at 30 different locations. I would like to query all of the workbooks and get a list of what is contained in Excel Cell B25. |
Using data from multiple workbooks to generate a report
No, the workbooks have names of the places where the equipment is located.
"Bernard Liengme" wrote: Do the workbooks have a names that look like a series? Like: Jan , Feb, Apr... Or: Book1, Book2, .... best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme remove caps from email "Dave Young" <Dave wrote in message ... How can I automate collecting information from 30+ workbooks that all have the same format (i.e. Cell B25 in all workbooks has the same type of information) and generating a report or another spreadsheet from the collected information. For example, all of my workbooks contain information about equipment at 30 different locations. I would like to query all of the workbooks and get a list of what is contained in Excel Cell B25. |
Using data from multiple workbooks to generate a report
Make a list of these names (the names of worksheets) in a range such as
A1:A30 Then use the INDIRECT function in the form =INDIRECT("'["&A1&".xls]Sheet1'!$B$25") This works only when the other file is open. However, Laurent Longre has an addin (morefunc.xll) at: http://xcell05.free.fr/ includes =indirect.ext() that allows you to return values from closed workbooks. best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme remove caps from email "Dave Young" wrote in message ... No, the workbooks have names of the places where the equipment is located. "Bernard Liengme" wrote: Do the workbooks have a names that look like a series? Like: Jan , Feb, Apr... Or: Book1, Book2, .... best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme remove caps from email "Dave Young" <Dave wrote in message ... How can I automate collecting information from 30+ workbooks that all have the same format (i.e. Cell B25 in all workbooks has the same type of information) and generating a report or another spreadsheet from the collected information. For example, all of my workbooks contain information about equipment at 30 different locations. I would like to query all of the workbooks and get a list of what is contained in Excel Cell B25. |
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