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April 5, 2001 at 12:07 AM
adh

Excel INDIRECT() function limitations

by adh . Updated 25 years, 3 months ago

Use of the INDIRECT(ref_text,a1) function in Excel insists that “if ref_text refers to another workbook (an external reference), the other workbook must be open. If the source workbook is not open, INDIRECT returns the #REF! error value.”

Is there another function I can use that uses cell text as an external reference to another workbook that does not require that workbook to be open?

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