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Add reference to DDE Link formula
I have a number of formulas used to pull data from another system into Excel.
Three example formulas a =Systemx|Bid!GOOG =Systemx|Ask!GOOG =Systemx|Last!GOOG Systemx is the other system. After the | is the argument specifying what information to pull. And you might recognize the argument after the ! as a stock ticker. I want to replace the ticker with a cell reference so that I can change the value in the cell from GOOG to YHOO and the formulas will recalculate with the data from YHOO instead of GOOG. If I try to just replace the ticker with the cell reference, the resulting formula, =Systemx|Ask!'A13', doesn't work. I'm think there should be a way to construct the formula as a string (e.g. ="Systemx|Ask!" & A13) and then force Excel to evaluate the string as a function. As is, Excel will construct the string and then display it as text in the cell rather than evaluate it as a function. I know I can do a work-around using VBA, but I'm hoping there is a solution without VBA, perhaps a built in function. Is anyone familiar with DDE links or otherwise know a way to fix my problem? Thanks for your help! |
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