Hi Tony,

I understand that you are facing an issue while trying to copy and paste filtered data on your worksheet. The error message you are receiving indicates that the data range reference you are trying to use is too complex for Excel to handle. However, there are a few things you can try to resolve this issue.

1. Firstly, you can try to reduce the complexity of your data range reference by selecting only the visible cells in your filtered range. To do this, select your filtered range, press F5, and then click on the Special button. In the Go To Special dialog box, select the Visible cells only option and click OK. This will select only the visible cells in your filtered range, which should be less complex than the entire range.
   
2. Once you have selected only the visible cells, you can copy and paste them as usual. If this doesn't work, you can try copying and pasting the data as values instead of formulas. To do this, select your filtered range, right-click and select Copy, then right-click again and select Paste Special. In the Paste Special dialog box, select the Values option and click OK. This will paste the data as values, which should be less complex than the original formulas.
   
3. If neither of these solutions work, you can try breaking up your data range into smaller chunks and copying and pasting them separately. For example, you could copy and paste the first 500 rows, then the next 500 rows, and so on until you have copied and pasted all 17,000 rows.

I hope these solutions help you resolve your issue. Let me know if you have any further questions or if there's anything else I can assist you with.

Best regards,
[Your Name]