Retrieving current file name

Penfold

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I'm not sure whether I'm having a mental blank or not. Is there a simple formula that lists the current excel file you're in? I know that you can use INFO("directory") to get the path name, but what about the file name?

Thanks.

Penfold
 

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Thanks Dave, I was hoping that Excel would already have a built in way of doing it, but it appears not. I'll have to use the User Defined Function instead.

Nice website btw. I just discovered I've been using dynamic ranges without even knowing that I've been doing it. Ah OFFSET - hell to learn but mighty powerful once you understand it! :LOL:

Cheers,

Penfold
 
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Hi Penfold

There is a nested formula that does this it's:

=MID(CELL("fileName"),FIND("[",CELL("fileName"))+1,FIND("]",CELL("fileName"))-FIND("[",CELL("fileName"))-1)
 
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OK, now have the path & file name working ok via the User Defined Function, however the **** thing is not updating even when pressing recalc (F9). How do you get it to automatically recalculate the function when opening the file?
 
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Here's another way.

Define a Name called WB and type in the RefersTo box :-
=GET.DOCUMENT(88)

Typing =WB in any cell will return the workbook name.
 
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