variable cell references ????
 

I would like to know if there is any functionality available to do the
following:

I would like to calculate a running figure based on a different cell
reference as they are populated. I would like to accomplish this by
using the COUNT function to count the number of references in a single
column that contain a number, if it does capture that number the COUNT
value and use it as such

(place in cell A20) ---- $A1-B(COUNT $B1:$B20)

This way all cells are blank in the B column, but as soon as a value
appears in B1 then B2 then B3, the formula above would recalc the
output cell.

I hope this makes sense. Is there away to accomplish this logic in
Excel? thank you in advance


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variable cell references ????
 

Use the INDIRECT function. E..g,

=$A1-INDIRECT("B"&COUNT($B1:$B20))


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Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
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I would like to know if there is any functionality available to
do the
following:

I would like to calculate a running figure based on a different
cell
reference as they are populated. I would like to accomplish
this by
using the COUNT function to count the number of references in a
single
column that contain a number, if it does capture that number
the COUNT
value and use it as such

(place in cell A20) ---- $A1-B(COUNT $B1:$B20)

This way all cells are blank in the B column, but as soon as a
value
appears in B1 then B2 then B3, the formula above would recalc
the
output cell.

I hope this makes sense. Is there away to accomplish this
logic in
Excel? thank you in advance


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Chip, you are the man! that was EXACTLY what I wanted. nice job.


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