Referencing a cell when using VLOOKUP
 

Hello all

Does anybody know how i can replace WE 08 27 05 in the table_array part
of the formula below with a reference to a cell?

The idea is that I don't have to manually update the links everytime i
want to look at a different week just the relevant cell.

=VLOOKUP(D2,'I:\Costs\WE actuals\Date Format MMDDYY\[WE 08 27
05.xls]Customer'!$1:$65536,5,FALSE)

Regards

Adrian


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concatenate

prety sure that if you use concatenate and replace teh week code with a cell
referenceand then change the cell reference then the Vlooup will reflect the
change.

=VLOOKUP(D2,Concatenate(" 'I:\Costs\WE actuals\Date Format MMDDYY\[ + A3 +
..xls]Customer'!$1:$65536",5,FALSE)

Air code = you may have syntax issues with teh quotes but the approach is
sound...

"SandyUK" wrote:


Hello all

Does anybody know how i can replace WE 08 27 05 in the table_array part
of the formula below with a reference to a cell?

The idea is that I don't have to manually update the links everytime i
want to look at a different week just the relevant cell.

=VLOOKUP(D2,'I:\Costs\WE actuals\Date Format MMDDYY\[WE 08 27
05.xls]Customer'!$1:$65536,5,FALSE)

Regards

Adrian


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Thanks for the reply

I have tried this approach and checked the syntax etc and no joy. It
been a long term problem which i can't seem to find a solution for.

Regards

Adria

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The function you want to use is =indirect().

The bad news is that =indirect() will return an error if that other workbook
isn't open.

Harlan Grove wrote a UDF called PULL that will retrieve the value from a closed
workbook.

You can find the function at Harlan's FTP site:
ftp://members.aol.com/hrlngrv/
Look for pull.zip

SandyUK wrote:

Thanks for the reply

I have tried this approach and checked the syntax etc and no joy. Its
been a long term problem which i can't seem to find a solution for.

Regards

Adrian

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Harlan's FTP has "Some Assembly required"


You might use Ron's Code to pull data from diferent files onto a master
sheet in your book then Vlookup to select the right data from the Master sheet

http://www.rondebruin.nl/summary.htm

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

The function you want to use is =indirect().

The bad news is that =indirect() will return an error if that other workbook
isn't open.

Harlan Grove wrote a UDF called PULL that will retrieve the value from a closed
workbook.

You can find the function at Harlan's FTP site:
ftp://members.aol.com/hrlngrv/
Look for pull.zip

SandyUK wrote:

Thanks for the reply

I have tried this approach and checked the syntax etc and no joy. Its
been a long term problem which i can't seem to find a solution for.

Regards

Adrian

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Thanks Dave

I have been ill for a while and just got back to this project (forgot i
had posted the query but came across it when searching the site).

I will give it a try.

Regards

Adrian


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You may want to verify that you have Harlan's latest and greatest version of
Pull.

SandyUK wrote:

Thanks Dave

I have been ill for a while and just got back to this project (forgot i
had posted the query but came across it when searching the site).

I will give it a try.

Regards

Adrian

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