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copy formula - keep cell same but increment sheet numbers
hi I have a sheet in a work book that is reading off approx 70 other sheets.
I am trying to copy the formula down a column for all 70, but I don't know how to increment the sheet number. Sheets are numbered 1-70 example: C1 = "1"!$AB$9 - C2 = "2"!$AB$9 - C3 = "3"!$AB$9 so i need to drag this formula all the way down to C70 and perhaps more. If I drag it does not increase the sheet number. To cut and paste is taking ages as the formula columns run through C- AA with the same problem. How can I copy/drag the formula down that would increase sheet numbers each time. many thanks - - - |
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copy formula - keep cell same but increment sheet numbers
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=INDIRECT(ROW()&"!$AB$9") in C1 and copy down "Ali" wrote: hi I have a sheet in a work book that is reading off approx 70 other sheets. I am trying to copy the formula down a column for all 70, but I don't know how to increment the sheet number. Sheets are numbered 1-70 example: C1 = "1"!$AB$9 - C2 = "2"!$AB$9 - C3 = "3"!$AB$9 so i need to drag this formula all the way down to C70 and perhaps more. If I drag it does not increase the sheet number. To cut and paste is taking ages as the formula columns run through C- AA with the same problem. How can I copy/drag the formula down that would increase sheet numbers each time. many thanks - - - |
copy formula - keep cell same but increment sheet numbers
Put this in C1:
=INDIRECT("'"&ROW(A1)&"'!AB9") then copy it down to C70. Hope this helps. Pete "Ali" wrote in message ... hi I have a sheet in a work book that is reading off approx 70 other sheets. I am trying to copy the formula down a column for all 70, but I don't know how to increment the sheet number. Sheets are numbered 1-70 example: C1 = "1"!$AB$9 - C2 = "2"!$AB$9 - C3 = "3"!$AB$9 so i need to drag this formula all the way down to C70 and perhaps more. If I drag it does not increase the sheet number. To cut and paste is taking ages as the formula columns run through C- AA with the same problem. How can I copy/drag the formula down that would increase sheet numbers each time. many thanks - - - |
copy formula - keep cell same but increment sheet numbers
Yeeha.. finally got something that works.
Thanks for the help, and thanks everyone else maybe I just did not understand your solutions. Ali "Pete_UK" wrote: Put this in C1: =INDIRECT("'"&ROW(A1)&"'!AB9") then copy it down to C70. Hope this helps. Pete "Ali" wrote in message ... hi I have a sheet in a work book that is reading off approx 70 other sheets. I am trying to copy the formula down a column for all 70, but I don't know how to increment the sheet number. Sheets are numbered 1-70 example: C1 = "1"!$AB$9 - C2 = "2"!$AB$9 - C3 = "3"!$AB$9 so i need to drag this formula all the way down to C70 and perhaps more. If I drag it does not increase the sheet number. To cut and paste is taking ages as the formula columns run through C- AA with the same problem. How can I copy/drag the formula down that would increase sheet numbers each time. many thanks - - - |
copy formula - keep cell same but increment sheet numbers
Oops spoke too soon.
Everything works fine if i leave sheets as 1,2,3,4, etc then it reads fine off A1, a2 etc To throw a spanner in the works, sheets are set up as 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc up to 70 But as a safari runs the sheet is used, and the sheet name changes 1 might become Keith 2 might be changed to Jones 3 might be changed to Smith And as soon as that happens I obviously lose the formula? Any way around this? Ali "Pete_UK" wrote: Put this in C1: =INDIRECT("'"&ROW(A1)&"'!AB9") then copy it down to C70. Hope this helps. Pete "Ali" wrote in message ... hi I have a sheet in a work book that is reading off approx 70 other sheets. I am trying to copy the formula down a column for all 70, but I don't know how to increment the sheet number. Sheets are numbered 1-70 example: C1 = "1"!$AB$9 - C2 = "2"!$AB$9 - C3 = "3"!$AB$9 so i need to drag this formula all the way down to C70 and perhaps more. If I drag it does not increase the sheet number. To cut and paste is taking ages as the formula columns run through C- AA with the same problem. How can I copy/drag the formula down that would increase sheet numbers each time. many thanks - - - |
copy formula - keep cell same but increment sheet numbers
You could put those sheet names in a column somewhere, eg from X1
down: Keith Jones Smith Then your formula in C1 would become: =INDIRECT("'"&IF(X1="",ROW(A1),X1)&"'!AB9") which can then be copied down. If you don't have a sheet name in column X then the formula will assume that the sheet is still numbered. Hope this helps. Pete On Mar 25, 2:22*pm, Ali wrote: Oops spoke too soon. Everything works fine if i leave sheets as 1,2,3,4, etc then it reads fine off A1, a2 etc To throw a spanner in the works, sheets are set up as 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc up to 70 But as a safari runs the sheet is used, and the sheet name changes 1 might become Keith 2 might be changed to Jones 3 might be changed to Smith And as soon as that happens I obviously lose the formula? Any way around this? Ali "Pete_UK" wrote: Put this in C1: =INDIRECT("'"&ROW(A1)&"'!AB9") then copy it down to C70. Hope this helps. Pete "Ali" wrote in message ... hi I have a sheet in a work book that is reading off approx 70 other sheets. I am trying to copy the formula down a column for all 70, but I don't know how to increment the sheet number. *Sheets are numbered 1-70 example: *C1 = "1"!$AB$9 - * * * * * * C2 = "2"!$AB$9 - * * * * * * C3 = *"3"!$AB$9 * so i need to drag this formula all the way down to C70 and perhaps more. *If I drag it does not increase the sheet number. *To cut and paste is taking ages as the formula columns run through C- AA with the same problem. How can I copy/drag the formula down that would increase sheet numbers each time. many thanks - - -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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