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Good Afternoon

I wonder if someone out there can help me.

Say, in cell A1 is the formula:
='A:\Folder1\Folder2\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4

Is it possible to change this using the INDIRECT function (or otherwise)?

i.e. if in B1 I put
Folder3

Is there a formula I can put in A1 which is like the one above that
references automatically what is in B1?

e.g. (and I know this is wrong)
='A:\Folder1\INDIRECT(B2)\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4

Indirect Reference to Other files
 

Why dont you just use CONCATENATE, something like e.g.

=CONCATENATE('A:\Folder1\',B2,'\[File1.xls]DATA')!$A$4


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=INDIRECT("'A:\Folder1\Folder2\"&B1&"\[File1.xls]DATA'!$a$4")

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Good Afternoon

I wonder if someone out there can help me.

Say, in cell A1 is the formula:
='A:\Folder1\Folder2\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4

Is it possible to change this using the INDIRECT function (or otherwise)?

i.e. if in B1 I put
Folder3

Is there a formula I can put in A1 which is like the one above that
references automatically what is in B1?

e.g. (and I know this is wrong)
='A:\Folder1\INDIRECT(B2)\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4

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That will only come out with the text of the link

"Special-K" wrote:


Why dont you just use CONCATENATE, something like e.g.

=CONCATENATE('A:\Folder1\',B2,'\[File1.xls]DATA')!$A$4


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Ardus that didn't work mate

"Ardus Petus" wrote:

=INDIRECT("'A:\Folder1\Folder2\"&B1&"\[File1.xls]DATA'!$a$4")

HTH
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"Danny Lewis" <Danny a écrit dans le
message de news: ...
Good Afternoon

I wonder if someone out there can help me.

Say, in cell A1 is the formula:
='A:\Folder1\Folder2\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4

Is it possible to change this using the INDIRECT function (or otherwise)?

i.e. if in B1 I put
Folder3

Is there a formula I can put in A1 which is like the one above that
references automatically what is in B1?

e.g. (and I know this is wrong)
='A:\Folder1\INDIRECT(B2)\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4

Indirect Reference to Other files
 

File1.xls must be opened.
Otherwise, no way!

HTH
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"Danny Lewis" a écrit dans le message
de news: ...
Ardus that didn't work mate

"Ardus Petus" wrote:

=INDIRECT("'A:\Folder1\Folder2\"&B1&"\[File1.xls]DATA'!$a$4")

HTH
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"Danny Lewis" <Danny a écrit dans le
message de news: ...
Good Afternoon

I wonder if someone out there can help me.

Say, in cell A1 is the formula:
='A:\Folder1\Folder2\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4

Is it possible to change this using the INDIRECT function (or
otherwise)?

i.e. if in B1 I put
Folder3

Is there a formula I can put in A1 which is like the one above that
references automatically what is in B1?

e.g. (and I know this is wrong)
='A:\Folder1\INDIRECT(B2)\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4

Indirect Reference to Other files
 

Ahhh I opened the file and it worked. That's excellent thanks very much.

"Ardus Petus" wrote:

File1.xls must be opened.
Otherwise, no way!

HTH
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"Danny Lewis" a écrit dans le message
de news: ...
Ardus that didn't work mate

"Ardus Petus" wrote:

=INDIRECT("'A:\Folder1\Folder2\"&B1&"\[File1.xls]DATA'!$a$4")

HTH
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AP

"Danny Lewis" <Danny a écrit dans le
message de news: ...
Good Afternoon

I wonder if someone out there can help me.

Say, in cell A1 is the formula:
='A:\Folder1\Folder2\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4

Is it possible to change this using the INDIRECT function (or
otherwise)?

i.e. if in B1 I put
Folder3

Is there a formula I can put in A1 which is like the one above that
references automatically what is in B1?

e.g. (and I know this is wrong)
='A:\Folder1\INDIRECT(B2)\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4