String --> Function in a cell

[jboyd12]

I have an xls Filename C:// ... that is referrenced in my current workbook. However, I need to change the filename based on values of certain cells, i.e.:

2009 Q2 Laptop
2010 Q2 Laptop
2009 Q3 Keyboard

etc.

I have a string in one cell that contains the changing file name based on cells using C3 & " Q" & D3 (a concatenation)

How do I turn this string into a function, as if I had typed = and then entered the string myself???

[TMS]

If I understand you correctly, you need to use INDIRECT.

To best describe or illustrate your problem you would be better off attaching a dummy workbook. The workbook should contain the same structure and some dummy data of the same type as the type you have in your real workbook - so, if a cell contains numbers & letters in this format abc-123 then that should be reflected in the dummy workbook.

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