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jvanderh

Make Cell Equal to File Name (not worksheet)
 
How do I make a formula for a cell to equal to the file name? I have found how to make it equal to the worksheet name but not yet the file name.

The reason I need this is I have my dad doing invoices and every time he makes a new invoice he copys the file and names it the invoice number. I'd like a cell in the invoice itself to equal the file name so that it reduces error as he only has to name once.

Thanks (first post!)

This seems like a really great site I wish I had known about it earlier as an excel enthusiast! lol!

jvanderh

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Originally Posted by jvanderh (Post 961375)
How do I make a formula for a cell to equal to the file name? I have found how to make it equal to the worksheet name but not yet the file name.

The reason I need this is I have my dad doing invoices and every time he makes a new invoice he copys the file and names it the invoice number. I'd like a cell in the invoice itself to equal the file name so that it reduces error as he only has to name once.

Thanks (first post!)

This seems like a really great site I wish I had known about it earlier as an excel enthusiast! lol!


I found this:

=MID(CELL("filename"),SEARCH("[",CELL("filename"))+1,
SEARCH("]",CELL("filename"))-SEARCH("[",CELL("filename"))-1)

Only problem is it spits out the ".xlsx" at the end. How do I get rid of this extention?


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