Concatenating a cell address
 

Let's say cell B5 on a worksheet contains the name "Bob". If, in cell
B10, I were to enter '=B5' , the contents of cell B5, or 'Bob'
would appear in cell B10.

Now, in cell A1 of the worksheet, I have the number 5 and in cell A2 I
enter the following:
=concatenate("=B",A1)
Cell A2 would now contain the term '=B5', not the contents of cell B5.
Is there a function that would allow me,after doing the concatenation,
to have the cell show the contents of the constructed cell address?


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You should be able to =B10&A1
?
Or I don't understand what you're trying to do. Tell us the cell contents,
and the desired end result.
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Let's say cell B5 on a worksheet contains the name "Bob". If, in cell
B10, I were to enter '=B5' , the contents of cell B5, or 'Bob'
would appear in cell B10.

Now, in cell A1 of the worksheet, I have the number 5 and in cell A2 I
enter the following:
=concatenate("=B",A1)
Cell A2 would now contain the term '=B5', not the contents of cell B5.
Is there a function that would allow me,after doing the concatenation,
to have the cell show the contents of the constructed cell address?


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Hi!

Try this:

=INDIRECT("B"&A1)

Or

A1 = 5
B1 = B

=INDIRECT(B1&A1)

Biff

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Let's say cell B5 on a worksheet contains the name "Bob". If, in cell
B10, I were to enter '=B5' , the contents of cell B5, or 'Bob'
would appear in cell B10.

Now, in cell A1 of the worksheet, I have the number 5 and in cell A2 I
enter the following:
=concatenate("=B",A1)
Cell A2 would now contain the term '=B5', not the contents of cell B5.
Is there a function that would allow me,after doing the concatenation,
to have the cell show the contents of the constructed cell address?


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How about the INDIRECT function.

=INDIRECT("B"&A1)

Matt


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