index Reference letter change when i insert a column in refrence sheet

[AbdulkareemAlhassni]

hi guys,

i have an issue where the following index letter $E7$:$E$100000 changes whenever i enter a call to refrence sheet "Raw Data for PR Dist"

Code:
=IF(INDEX('Raw Data for PR Dist'!$E$7:$E$100000,MATCH(1,(A3='Raw Data for PR Dist'!$A$7:$A$100000)*(B3='Raw Data for PR Dist'!$B$7:$B$100000),0))="","",INDEX('Raw Data for PR Dist'!$E$7:$E$100000,MATCH(1,(A3='Raw Data for PR Dist'!$A$7:$A$100000)*(B3='Raw Data for PR Dist'!$B$7:$B$100000),0)))

such as when i run the vba the first time it will insert a column in the refrence sheet.

every time i run the Macro the same thing happen, thus $E7$:$E$100000 becomes $F7$:$F$100000 then $G7$:$G$100000...etc

how can i lock $E7$:$E$100000 to NOT change whenever i run the Macro ?

i saw something about indirect but am not sure if it will work or if there is a better solution.

THank you

[Glenn Kennedy]

Will you please attach a SMALL sample Excel workbook (10-20 rows of data is usually enough)? However, please give us an indication of the approximate number of rows of data you want the solution to work with (100, 1000, 100,000 or whatever). Please don't attach a picture of an Excel sheet (no-one will want to re-type all your stuff before starting).

1. It does NOT have to be your real sheet - mock up a SAMPLE if you need to. But not 1000's of rows!!! It makes manual checking so tedious. Whatever you do... make sure that all confidential information is removed first!!

2. Make sure that your sample data are truly REPRESENTATIVE of your real data. The use of unrepresentative data is very frustrating and can lead to long delays in reaching a solution.

3. Make sure that your desired solution is also shown (mock up the results manually).

4. Try to avoid using merged cells. They cause lots of problems!

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