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referencing other work book using the INDIRECT function
hi all,
hope someone can help on following: trying to use the INDIRECT function within Excel 2003 to refer to an other closed work book and i receive an #REF! error - i go as follow = if B1 ='C:\Documents and Settings\TestPlan\[Reports.xls]TestScripts'!F4 this will give me 294 as a result (the value in the respective cell, which is correct) however if B1 =INDIRECT("'C:\Documents and Settings\TestPlan\[Reports.xls]TestScripts'!F4") this will give me a #REF! error i tried adding the ~symbol to the 'quotes, but to no avail any help is mostly appreciated and thanks in advance cheers... .....jurgenC! :) |
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referencing other work book using the INDIRECT function
Sorry, INDIRECT does not work with closed workbooks. Do a Google Groups
search using "indirect" and "closed" as keywords and you will find some workarounds, notably by John Walkenbach and Harlan Grove. -- Vasant http://google.com/groups?selm=3F5E56...9DB0%40msn.com "jC!" wrote in message om... hi all, hope someone can help on following: trying to use the INDIRECT function within Excel 2003 to refer to an other closed work book and i receive an #REF! error - i go as follow = if B1 ='C:\Documents and Settings\TestPlan\[Reports.xls]TestScripts'!F4 this will give me 294 as a result (the value in the respective cell, which is correct) however if B1 =INDIRECT("'C:\Documents and Settings\TestPlan\[Reports.xls]TestScripts'!F4") this will give me a #REF! error i tried adding the ~symbol to the 'quotes, but to no avail any help is mostly appreciated and thanks in advance cheers... ....jurgenC! :) |
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hi Vasant,
thanks for your reply and for your advise. cheers.... ....jurgenC! *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it! |
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