Indirect Reference to Other files

[Danny Lewis]

Good Afternoon

I wonder if someone out there can help me.

Say, in cell A1 is the formula:
='A:\Folder1\Folder2\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4

Is it possible to change this using the INDIRECT function (or otherwise)?

i.e. if in B1 I put
Folder3

Is there a formula I can put in A1 which is like the one above that
references automatically what is in B1?

e.g. (and I know this is wrong)
='A:\Folder1\INDIRECT(B2)\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4

[Special-K]

Why dont you just use CONCATENATE, something like e.g.

=CONCATENATE('A:\Folder1\',B2,'\[File1.xls]DATA')

[Ardus Petus]

=INDIRECT("'A:\Folder1\Folder2\"&B1&"\[File1.xls]DATA'!$a$4")

HTH
--
AP

"Danny Lewis" <Danny [email protected]> a écrit dans le
message de news: [email protected]...
> Good Afternoon
>
> I wonder if someone out there can help me.
>
> Say, in cell A1 is the formula:
> ='A:\Folder1\Folder2\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4
>
> Is it possible to change this using the INDIRECT function (or otherwise)?
>
> i.e. if in B1 I put
> Folder3
>
> Is there a formula I can put in A1 which is like the one above that
> references automatically what is in B1?
>
> e.g. (and I know this is wrong)
> ='A:\Folder1\INDIRECT(B2)\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4
>

[Danny Lewis]

That will only come out with the text of the link

"Special-K" wrote:

>
> Why dont you just use CONCATENATE, something like e.g.
>
> =CONCATENATE('A:\Folder1\',B2,'\[File1.xls]DATA')!$A$4
>
>
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[Danny Lewis]

Ardus that didn't work mate

"Ardus Petus" wrote:

> =INDIRECT("'A:\Folder1\Folder2\"&B1&"\[File1.xls]DATA'!$a$4")
>
> HTH
> --
> AP
>
> "Danny Lewis" <Danny [email protected]> a écrit dans le
> message de news: [email protected]...
> > Good Afternoon
> >
> > I wonder if someone out there can help me.
> >
> > Say, in cell A1 is the formula:
> > ='A:\Folder1\Folder2\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4
> >
> > Is it possible to change this using the INDIRECT function (or otherwise)?
> >
> > i.e. if in B1 I put
> > Folder3
> >
> > Is there a formula I can put in A1 which is like the one above that
> > references automatically what is in B1?
> >
> > e.g. (and I know this is wrong)
> > ='A:\Folder1\INDIRECT(B2)\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4
> >
>
>
>

[Ardus Petus]

File1.xls must be opened.
Otherwise, no way!

HTH
--
AP

"Danny Lewis" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message
de news: [email protected]...
> Ardus that didn't work mate
>
> "Ardus Petus" wrote:
>
>> =INDIRECT("'A:\Folder1\Folder2\"&B1&"\[File1.xls]DATA'!$a$4")
>>
>> HTH
>> --
>> AP
>>
>> "Danny Lewis" <Danny [email protected]> a écrit dans le
>> message de news: [email protected]...
>> > Good Afternoon
>> >
>> > I wonder if someone out there can help me.
>> >
>> > Say, in cell A1 is the formula:
>> > ='A:\Folder1\Folder2\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4
>> >
>> > Is it possible to change this using the INDIRECT function (or
>> > otherwise)?
>> >
>> > i.e. if in B1 I put
>> > Folder3
>> >
>> > Is there a formula I can put in A1 which is like the one above that
>> > references automatically what is in B1?
>> >
>> > e.g. (and I know this is wrong)
>> > ='A:\Folder1\INDIRECT(B2)\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4
>> >
>>
>>
>>

[Danny Lewis]

Ahhh I opened the file and it worked. That's excellent thanks very much.

"Ardus Petus" wrote:

> File1.xls must be opened.
> Otherwise, no way!
>
> HTH
> --
> AP
>
> "Danny Lewis" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message
> de news: [email protected]...
> > Ardus that didn't work mate
> >
> > "Ardus Petus" wrote:
> >
> >> =INDIRECT("'A:\Folder1\Folder2\"&B1&"\[File1.xls]DATA'!$a$4")
> >>
> >> HTH
> >> --
> >> AP
> >>
> >> "Danny Lewis" <Danny [email protected]> a écrit dans le
> >> message de news: [email protected]...
> >> > Good Afternoon
> >> >
> >> > I wonder if someone out there can help me.
> >> >
> >> > Say, in cell A1 is the formula:
> >> > ='A:\Folder1\Folder2\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4
> >> >
> >> > Is it possible to change this using the INDIRECT function (or
> >> > otherwise)?
> >> >
> >> > i.e. if in B1 I put
> >> > Folder3
> >> >
> >> > Is there a formula I can put in A1 which is like the one above that
> >> > references automatically what is in B1?
> >> >
> >> > e.g. (and I know this is wrong)
> >> > ='A:\Folder1\INDIRECT(B2)\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>