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    INDIRECT function

    Could someone help me understand what the following formual is referencing?

    =INDIRECT("'"&$A17&"'"&"!$Bs$86")

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    Re: INDIRECT function

    cell BS86 on a sheet whos name is stored in A17
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    Re: INDIRECT function

    A tab named whatever is in A17 and Cell BS86.

    INDIRECT translates a string into references. =A1, =INDIRECT("A"&0+1), =INDIRECT(CHAR(ROW(A1)+64)&100-99) all reference A1. It's useful for creating many formulas without editing individual parameters by hand.
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    Re: INDIRECT function

    Thank you for the fast response!!

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    Re: INDIRECT function

    and it's also unnecessarily long. this is the same:

    =INDIRECT("'"&$A17&"'!$Bs$86")
    When I say semicolon, u say comma!

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    Re: INDIRECT function

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