INDIRECT and CONCATENATE in Defined Name
I'm trying to set up a defined name that will be a list whose number of items
will change over time. The list range is A1:A200, but only has items in A1-A100 now - more will be added as the need arises. I've tried defining the name where "Refers to" is =INDIRECT(CONCATENATE("A1:A",COUNTA(A1:A200)), or variations thereof, but all I get is an empty list. I'm using this defined name for data validation, and when I select the dropdown for the cell, since the cell is blank, the dropdown positions itself at the first blank entry in the list, or A101, whereas I want it to position itself at the first entry in the list. Perhaps there is a different way of going about this. -- Bill @ UAMS |
INDIRECT and CONCATENATE in Defined Name
My mistake - it does work.
-- Bill @ UAMS "BillCPA" wrote: I'm trying to set up a defined name that will be a list whose number of items will change over time. The list range is A1:A200, but only has items in A1-A100 now - more will be added as the need arises. I've tried defining the name where "Refers to" is =INDIRECT(CONCATENATE("A1:A",COUNTA(A1:A200)), or variations thereof, but all I get is an empty list. I'm using this defined name for data validation, and when I select the dropdown for the cell, since the cell is blank, the dropdown positions itself at the first blank entry in the list, or A101, whereas I want it to position itself at the first entry in the list. Perhaps there is a different way of going about this. -- Bill @ UAMS |
INDIRECT and CONCATENATE in Defined Name
Try
=INDIRECT(CONCATENATE("A1:A",COUNTA(A1:A200))) Your formula is missing the last ) See Debra's article at http://www.contextures.com/xlNames03.html for ideas... =INDIRECT(CONCATENATE("A1:A",COUNTA(A1:A200)) "BillCPA" wrote: I'm trying to set up a defined name that will be a list whose number of items will change over time. The list range is A1:A200, but only has items in A1-A100 now - more will be added as the need arises. I've tried defining the name where "Refers to" is =INDIRECT(CONCATENATE("A1:A",COUNTA(A1:A200)), or variations thereof, but all I get is an empty list. I'm using this defined name for data validation, and when I select the dropdown for the cell, since the cell is blank, the dropdown positions itself at the first blank entry in the list, or A101, whereas I want it to position itself at the first entry in the list. Perhaps there is a different way of going about this. -- Bill @ UAMS |
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