Use a cell to name a file to be opened.
 

I want to use the contents of a cell as part of an INDEX lookup. The
contents of the cell would indicate the name of the file I want to open. Any
ideas?

Use a cell to name a file to be opened.
 

INDEX works on open files only

you might try to combine INDEX with INDIRECT

Use a cell to name a file to be opened.
 

e.g.

=INDIRECT('C:\Documents and Settings\[&A1&".xls]Bonds'!$H$6")

where A1=Somefile

will retrieve data from file "Somefile.xls" stored in C:\Documents and
Settings\, from cell H6 in worksheet named "Bonds"

Use a cell to name a file to be opened.
 

It's not =index() that has trouble with closed files.

=indirect() has trouble with closed files.



Jarek Kujawa wrote:

e.g.

=INDIRECT('C:\Documents and Settings\[&A1&".xls]Bonds'!$H$6")

where A1=Somefile

will retrieve data from file "Somefile.xls" stored in C:\Documents and
Settings\, from cell H6 in worksheet named "Bonds"

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Dave Peterson