Why not let XL create the links (paths) for you?

Open all the WBs and start the formula from scratch.

=INDEX(

Now, navigate to the WB in question, click in the starting cell, drag to the
ending cell, then enter a comma in the formula *in the formula bar*.

(You'll see that XL has inserted the actual path for you.)

Now, continue typing in the formula bar:

MATCH(MAX(

And continue on ... navigating to the WBs and cells in question, and then
typing in the punctuation and functions.
When finished, hit <Enter, and you should have your properly configured
formula.

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"spodosaurus" wrote in message
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spodosaurus wrote:
Roger Govier wrote:

Hi

I think your second Workbook reference is superfluous.
Try

=INDEX([Workbook1.xls]'sheet1'!$A$2:$A$100,MATCH(MAX([Workbook1.xls]'sheet1'
!$C$2:$C$100),$C$2:$C$100,0))



Gives me a circular error, so it appears I might need it :-/

I'm wondering if I have the workbook references on the correct sides of
all the parentheses...?


Okay, starting from he


=INDEX([Workbook1.xls]'sheet1'!$A$2:$A$100,MATCH([Workbook1.xls]'sheet1'!MAX
([Workbook1.xls]'sheet1'!$C$2:$C$100),$C$2:$C$100,0))

I think the MATCH afunction might actually need extra references to the
workbook for its second argument:


MATCH([Workbook1.xls]'sheet1'!MAX([Workbook1.xls]'sheet1'!$C$2:$C$100),$C$2:
$C$100,0)

This tells it to look in Workbook1.xls for the first argument, but then
perhaps it's looking to the workbook that it's in (Workbook19.xls) for
the $C$2:$C$100 value? I'm posting this from a separate computer because
the one that I'm working on is not networked at present, so bare with me
while I speculate then travel back and forth to test things.




Regards

Roger Govier



spodosaurus wrote:

Roger Govier wrote:

Hi

With your workbooks, you need to put the workbook name inside [ ]
square brackets, then refer to the sheet name before the cell
reference.

[Workbook1.xls]Sheet1!$A$2:$A$100

If they are all in the same subdirectory (or folder) as you are
working with your summary, the above will suffice. If not then you
will need
[C:\Excel\My work\Workbook1.xls]Sheet1!$A$2:$A$100

replacing the C:\Excel\My work\Workbook1.xls with your relevant path
and filename.

Regards

Roger Govier



It almost works! Excel gives me an error with the second workbook
reference in this formula:


=INDEX([Workbook1.xls]'sheet1'!$A$2:$A$100,MATCH([Workbook1.xls]'sheet1'!MAX
([Workbook1.xls]'sheet1'!$C$2:$C$100),$C$2:$C$100,0))


The first and thrid references to Workbook1.xls seem to be okay. I've
even tried adding extra parentheses around the second reference, like
this:


=INDEX([Workbook1.xls]'sheet1'!$A$2:$A$100,MATCH(([Workbook1.xls]'sheet1'!MA
X([Workbook1.xls]'sheet1'!$C$2:$C$100)),$C$2:$C$100,0))


again, without success :-(





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