Can Named ranges be used in file link formulae?

[Guest]

Hi.

I have an expression in my main Management accounts workbook.

=GESTEP(CurrentPeriodNumber,AE$451)*
ROUND(SUMIF(FigaroTBMaster.xls!FigeroYTDNominal,"="&$A34,
FigaroTBMaster.xls!FigeroYTD04),0)

Were "CurrentPeriodNumber" =4,
AE$451 =4,
$A34 ='99999
"FigaroTBMaster.xls" is the workbook containing the source data,
"FigeroYTDNominal" and "FigeroYTD04" are named ranges within the source file.

The expression works when the source file is open, but not when it is closed.

Can named ranges be used in formulae which link workbooks?

 

[Bob Phillips]

I have no idea what GESTEP is, but SUMIF doesn't like closed workbooks, so
try

=GESTEP(CurrentPeriodNumber,AE$451)*
ROUND(SUMPRODUCT(--(FigaroTBMaster.xls!FigeroYTDNominal=$A34),
FigaroTBMaster.xls!FigeroYTD04),0)


--
HTH

Bob Phillips

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[Guest]

Hi Bob.

Thanks for the alternative syntax, it worked first time!

What does the "--" do?

GESTEP is an engineering function. e.g. GESTEP(A,B)= 1 if A>=B I use it
instead of IF(A>=B,1,0) to avoid nested if functions when a binary (0,1)
result is required

Thanks once again.
Phil Smith

 

[Bob Phillips]

Hi Bob.

Thanks for the alternative syntax, it worked first time!

What does the "--" do?

See http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.SUMPRODUCT.html for a detailed
explanation.

GESTEP is an engineering function. e.g. GESTEP(A,B)= 1 if A>=B I use it
instead of IF(A>=B,1,0) to avoid nested if functions when a binary (0,1)
result is required

So it is. I have never seen it before, didn't know it was a built-in. I
assumed it was a UDF <g>. I'll remember that one.