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Default I am trying to refer to a cell to open an external link

Here is my problem. I want to access external file(s) based on a name in a cell

A1 Example1
A2 =C:\Test\"A1".xls!$a$3

As the above formula stands I want it to open a file with the following
C:\Test\Example1.xls$a$3

If A1 where changed to Example2 then the following would open
C:\Test\Example2.xls$a$3

In short I want the path and file name changeable based on a cell reference.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
 
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