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    Formula to extract an absolute location contained in another formula

    I have a column that contains a formula that includes an absolute reference to a cell on another worksheet.

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    I need to create another column that lists the absolute reference that is in that formula. (i.e. 'Recipes Entry'!$AA$8). Is there a way to do that?

    I know that I can use FORMULATEXT to get the full formula, but I just need the cell reference part of the formula.

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    Re: Formula to extract an absolute location contained in another formula

    Somehow I suspect there is an easier way to do this, but how about...

    =SUBSTITUTE(MID(FORMULATEXT(D4),FIND("'",FORMULATEXT(D4))+1,LEN(FORMULATEXT(D4))),")","")
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    HTH
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    Re: Formula to extract an absolute location contained in another formula

    Thanks for the superfast reply, Jeff! It almost works perfectly. It cuts off the leading ' in the reference. What can I change to get that included?

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    Re: Formula to extract an absolute location contained in another formula

    Sorry about that. Remove the +1

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    Re: Formula to extract an absolute location contained in another formula

    Stupendous! You saved me so much time. Thanks again for you help.

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    Re: Formula to extract an absolute location contained in another formula

    Glad it helped you and thanks for the feedback.

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