Indirect and Path & File Names

[Guest]

Hi

I have the following formula that works a treat if all my 80 Workbooks are
open

SUMPRODUCT((INDIRECT("'[Sales for "&$A9&" period 2005_01_01 to
2005_03_31.xls]Sheet1'!$E$5:$E$10000")'Sales'!C9)*(INDIRECT("'[Sales for
"&$A9&" period 2005_01_01 to
2005_03_31.xls]Sheet1'!$a$5:$a$10000")<'Sales'!$H$6))

Is there a way to arrange the above formula to include the path of the
relevent files so they do not need to be open?

The path is C:\Workbooks\<filename>

TIA

 

[Nick]

Hi Anthony
I think I'm right in saying that the INDIRECT function will only work across
workbooks if the workbooks are actually open.
I've used a similar technique using the OFFSET function and I always needed
the books open.

Nick

 

[Don Guillett]

Indirect does NOT work with closed workbooks. Try using named ranges.

 

[Guest]

Don

Thanks for that, I've been pulling my hair out over that one..

So now the question: -
How can I fit a named range in this formula? (I'm not a user of Named ranges)

Indirect does NOT work with closed workbooks. Try using named ranges.

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Don Guillett
SalesAid Software
(e-mail address removed)

Hi

I have the following formula that works a treat if all my 80 Workbooks are
open

SUMPRODUCT((INDIRECT("'[Sales for "&$A9&" period 2005_01_01 to
2005_03_31.xls]Sheet1'!$E$5:$E$10000")'Sales'!C9)*(INDIRECT("'[Sales for
"&$A9&" period 2005_01_01 to
2005_03_31.xls]Sheet1'!$a$5:$a$10000")<'Sales'!$H$6))

Is there a way to arrange the above formula to include the path of the
relevent files so they do not need to be open?

The path is C:\Workbooks\<filename>

TIA