Indirect Reference to Other files

[Guest]

Good Afternoon

I wonder if someone out there can help me.

Say, in cell A1 is the formula:
='A:\Folder1\Folder2\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4

Is it possible to change this using the INDIRECT function (or otherwise)?

i.e. if in B1 I put
Folder3

Is there a formula I can put in A1 which is like the one above that
references automatically what is in B1?

e.g. (and I know this is wrong)
='A:\Folder1\INDIRECT(B2)\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4

 

[Special-K]

Why dont you just use CONCATENATE, something like e.g.

=CONCATENATE('A:\Folder1\',B2,'\[File1.xls]DATA')!$A$

 

[Ardus Petus]

=INDIRECT("'A:\Folder1\Folder2\"&B1&"\[File1.xls]DATA'!$a$4")

HTH

 

[Guest]

That will only come out with the text of the link

 

[Guest]

Ardus that didn't work mate

=INDIRECT("'A:\Folder1\Folder2\"&B1&"\[File1.xls]DATA'!$a$4")

HTH
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AP

Good Afternoon

I wonder if someone out there can help me.

Say, in cell A1 is the formula:
='A:\Folder1\Folder2\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4

Is it possible to change this using the INDIRECT function (or otherwise)?

i.e. if in B1 I put
Folder3

Is there a formula I can put in A1 which is like the one above that
references automatically what is in B1?

e.g. (and I know this is wrong)
='A:\Folder1\INDIRECT(B2)\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4

 

[Ardus Petus]

File1.xls must be opened.
Otherwise, no way!

HTH
--
AP

Ardus that didn't work mate

=INDIRECT("'A:\Folder1\Folder2\"&B1&"\[File1.xls]DATA'!$a$4")

HTH
--
AP

Good Afternoon

I wonder if someone out there can help me.

Say, in cell A1 is the formula:
='A:\Folder1\Folder2\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4

Is it possible to change this using the INDIRECT function (or
otherwise)?

i.e. if in B1 I put
Folder3

Is there a formula I can put in A1 which is like the one above that
references automatically what is in B1?

e.g. (and I know this is wrong)
='A:\Folder1\INDIRECT(B2)\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4

 

[Guest]

Ahhh I opened the file and it worked. That's excellent thanks very much.

File1.xls must be opened.
Otherwise, no way!

HTH
--
AP

Ardus that didn't work mate

=INDIRECT("'A:\Folder1\Folder2\"&B1&"\[File1.xls]DATA'!$a$4")

HTH
--
AP

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Good Afternoon

I wonder if someone out there can help me.

Say, in cell A1 is the formula:
='A:\Folder1\Folder2\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4

Is it possible to change this using the INDIRECT function (or
otherwise)?

i.e. if in B1 I put
Folder3

Is there a formula I can put in A1 which is like the one above that
references automatically what is in B1?

e.g. (and I know this is wrong)
='A:\Folder1\INDIRECT(B2)\[File1.xls]DATA'!$A$4