Is there a way to dynamically set a range? For instance... can I have a
formula that includes a range (Ax:Ay) where I can set the values of x
and y based on the value of another cell so that in one case, the range
may be A1:A80 and in another it may be A50:A60 and so on?

Thanks.


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On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:17:57 -0500, BKGT
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Is there a way to dynamically set a range? For instance... can I have a
formula that includes a range (Ax:Ay) where I can set the values of x
and y based on the value of another cell so that in one case, the range
may be A1:A80 and in another it may be A50:A60 and so on?

Thanks.

Use the Indirect Function

If your x & y variable cells are say B1 & B2

then with B1=50 and B2=60 and if (say) you're summing A50:A60, your
formula would be

=SUM(INDIRECT("A"&B1&":A"&B2))

HTH


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Richard Buttrey
Grappenhall, Cheshire, UK
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Hi

Like this:

=SUM(INDIRECT(A1))
, where A1 contains string like "A1:A80"


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"BKGT" wrote in message
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Is there a way to dynamically set a range? For instance... can I have a
formula that includes a range (Ax:Ay) where I can set the values of x
and y based on the value of another cell so that in one case, the range
may be A1:A80 and in another it may be A50:A60 and so on?

Thanks.


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Great. That worked for me.

Thanks for the help and the quick responses.


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