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h8gwb asked in Computers & InternetSoftware · 1 decade ago

In Excel how do you reference a file stored in a cell.?

I want to link a cell to another cell in anohter file using the name of the file stored in one of the cells. Since Excel uses the

='[filename]sheet'!Ref format the filename stored in cell B2 (for example) becomes =[B2]Sheet1'!Ref. It will not replace B2 with the string of filename in cell B2. Note:Ref can ben any cell like A1, B3, $F$4 etc. I tried to use STRING() function or INDIRECT function but still get error.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Use the default reference. Making it a string will not make it refer to anything.

  • 1 decade ago

    Try creating the link such that you at least display the filename text from the cell in the other workbook, e.g.

    =[Book1.xls]Sheet1!$A$1

    Then, create a hyperlink in that same cell that references the other excel workbook where the actual filename is being pulled from.

    I did this for a .wav file and what happens when I double click the link is that the other workbook open up and then the .wave file is played.

    Kind of clunky, and I'm not sure if this example is the same function that you are looking for, but at least the filename reference was made.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Try to select the cell first then =sheet1!B2

    sheet1is the file's name and B2 is the cell that you wont to link it this should work

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    no difficulty. you favor to open all 3 documents to commence with, as well because the only the position you favor to show the effect. click on the cellular the position you favor to show effect, press =, then click on project A, and decide the cellular you favor, click lower back to effect application and enter. in case you favor more suitable than one extra at the same time, style "=SUM(" then elect all the cells you favor, by skill of going to all the initiatives at a time, with a comma seperating each and each cellular, you'll favor to close parentheses" )" and press enter. party lower than: =SUM([rparam43.xls]documents!$F$209,'[op10_... casting.xls]all documents'!$F$22) the only difficulty is that those initiatives favor to be on an similar laptop, otherwise that is going to offer mistakes message because the initiatives at the prompt are not accessible.

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  • 1 decade ago

    ='[filename]worksheet'!cell

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