How to change sheet names via formula

[Arlen]

Hello Everyone!

I have 5 sheets with different city names. On another sheet, called
Compare, the user selects the city, which populates B2.

In yet another sheet, I started with the formula =Compare!B2, which
successfully returned the selected city. However, I don't want the city
name, I only want it as a preface to switch to the appropriate sheet before
grabbing the data.

So I tried =(Compare!B2)!I2, I was hoping that the parentheses would switch
to the sheet that matched the city in B2 and return the value in I2, but no.

Does anyone know how to use a sheet name in a formula?

Thank you for your time.

Arlen

 

[Bob Phillips]

=INDIRECT("'"&Compare!B2&"'!I2")

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HTH

Bob

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[Bernie Deitrick]

=INDIRECT("'" & Compare!B2 & "'!I2")

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP

 

[Arlen]

Brilliant, guys!

Thanks to both of you.

Arlen

=INDIRECT("'" & Compare!B2 & "'!I2")

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP