I am having a difficult time deriving a reference formula from another cell.![]()
Column A has hyperlinks to individual sheets.
Columns B:E have references to specific cells on each respective sheet (in accordance to the sheet name [col A] that is in the same row).
Rather than manually building the reference links that are in B:E I was hoping that I could create a formula that referenced Column A's display value as the first part of the formula. I am getting the correct text in the result cell but it is not being recognized as a formula - just as text.
For Example:
A10 contains a hyperlink to worksheet '4.65 Display Task' (this is both the display name and the destination without the quotes).
B10 currently has the formula ='4.65 Display Task'!$B$1 - and this is returning the correct information from that worksheet's cell.
I tried to replace B10 with the following so I could therefore just click & drag the formula down:
="='"&A10&"'!$B$1"
The cell where I am entering the formula is displaying ='4.65 Display Task'!$B$1, but it is not being evaluated as a formula.
While previewing this I am wondering if it is being regarded as text since the = sign is being called within quotes. I just tried to reference a separate cell that had an = in it to remove that first set of quotes - this did not make a difference.
Any thoughts?
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