Automatically Reference Tab Name

[Guest]

I have a spreadsheet with 50 tabs - each one numbered 1 to 50, so that the
first tab is named '1', the second is named '2' and so on.

On a summary spreadsheet, I have formulas pulling the same cell (A44) from
each tab, so that:
the formula in cell A1 looks like this ='1'!A$44 and
the formula in cell B1 looks like this ='2'!A$44 and so on.

Is there a way to get Excel to "feed" the tab names to the formula without
the help of Visual Basic. For example, I would like to list the tab names in
the spreadsheet (1 to 50) and have a formula in the cells that would
incorporate the tab names.
Tab Formula
1 ='1'!A$44
2 ='2'!A$44
3 ='3'!A$44

Does that make sense? If so, is there any way to do this?

 

[Guest]

if you the digit 1 in cell A1, then B1 could be

=Indirect("'"&a1&"'!A$44")

copy it down

 

[Don Guillett]

If you want a list enter this and copy down
=ROW(A1)&"!a44"
if you want to sum the cells
=sum(1:50!a44)

 

[Guest]

You are awesome!!!
Thanks so much!

if you the digit 1 in cell A1, then B1 could be

=Indirect("'"&a1&"'!A$44")

copy it down

 

[Guest]

I tried using the formula you listed below, but it didn't work. Maybe I
didn't understand how to use it?
However, Duke Carey's formula worked perfectly.

 

[Don Guillett]

His gave you the value using indirect. I assumed you only wanted a list....