problems with indirect functions between workbooks

[ashah235]

when i write an indirect function in a summary workbook that goes takes data from another workbook, it always REF# out unless the other workbook is open. How can I solve this?

 

[Jim North]

Search the board for references to CLOSED WORKBOOK

 

[Chris Davison]

Jim's right, it won't work on closed workbooks.

I suppose you could open your needed workbooks automatically *when* you open the workbook with the indirect functions :

just pop this in the workbook module in VBA :<PRE>

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
ChDir "C:WINDOWSDesktop"
Workbooks.Open FileName:="C:WINDOWSDesktopbarry.xls"
End Sub</PRE>

where barry.xls is the worksheet that you are applying the indirect function to and the desktop is the directory it's stored in,

obviously changing these appropriately

similarly, you could close them automatically with the worksheet.beforeclose or .beforesave events
too




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Hope this helps,
Chris

[Excel '97; Windows ME]
This message was edited by Chris Davison on 2002-09-06 11:45