=indirect Function

MBallentine

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I have used the =indirect function which allows me to insert a filename and get the contents of a cell, therefrom. But it is not relational, if I copy this function to another cell it does not change the target cell.

Any ideas on how to make it relational?
 

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try referencing the cell from another cell.

for example =indirect("'[eg formulas.xls]Time and Date Formulas'!"&a1)

where A1 contains the cell reference.

If your doing the above for a whole table I alway insert a Row and Column which have the Letter reference (Col) and Number Ref (Row).

e.g.

=indirect("'[eg formulas.xls]Time and Date Formulas'!"&B$1&$A2)

where the inserted row contains B, C, D etc.
and the column 1, 2, 3 etc.

Hope this helps, I can email a small eg if you need it.
 
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