Thread: Excel - Reference data from another worksheet without using worksheet name in formula

I have the following formula, and it works great...but when my boss
adds a new Job Number to the Summary tab, he will have to edit the
formula to reference the correct worksheet. I was wondering if there
was a way to change the worksheet reference by typing into a specific
cell on the current worksheet?

=VLOOKUP($D8,'GT206 3.1.1'!$B$4:$H$31,2,FALSE)

D8 is the employee name
GT206 3.1.1 is the JN worksheet
B$4:H31 are the columns....5 columns for each week of month
2 is the column return for the week needed

I want to replace'GT206 3.1.1'! with some reference on the worksheet
rather than hardcoded in the formula

I tried using this forumla, but keep getting a #REF error...
=VLOOKUP($D8,(INDIRECT(D4&"!b6:h300")),2,FALSE)

Let me know if this doesn't make any sense!

thanks!

=VLOOKUP($D8,INDIRECT("'"&D4&"'!b6:h300"),2,FALSE)
ought to work. You require the single quotes around the sheet name if it contains spaces (or looks like a date).

If you are getting a #REF error then the worksheet name does not match an actual worksheet. (the range address will not be capitalised as it is just text)

My pleasure.

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