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    INDIRECT.EXT Works for Some Spreadsheets Not Others

    I installed the Excel Add-in Morefunc and it works great. The problem I have is with the INDIRECT.EXT function. On most spreadsheets it works like a charm, but on the spreadsheets that I need it to work on, it doesn't (i.e. I get a #REF! error).

    Does anybody know of any reasons why it might work for some spreadsheets and not others?

    Thanks in advance and happy 4th!

    -Nate

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    Re: INDIRECT.EXT Works for Some Spreadsheets Not Others

    Maybe you should post the formula.
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    Re: INDIRECT.EXT Works for Some Spreadsheets Not Others

    I can directly link to a cell in a different work using this method:

    ='C:\Users\njensen\Desktop\[B393.xlsm]Recap & Subcontracts'!$H$37

    or this method:

    =INDIRECT(CONCATENATE("'C:\Users\njensen\Desktop\[",A1,".xlsm]Recap & Subcontracts'!$H$37"))
    where,
    cell "A1" = "B393"

    The problem is that I don't want to open up ~75 different workbooks so that all of the values are updated correctly.

    So I looked into the INDIRECT.EXT formula available through the Morefunc Add-In, and this is what I tried,

    =INDIRECT.EXT("'C:\Users\njensen\Desktop\[B393.xlsm]Recap & Subcontracts'!$H$37")

    Unfortunately, it did not work. I keep getting the "#REF!" error. I am, however, able to use the formula on a test excel file:

    =INDIRECT.EXT("'C:\Users\njensen\Desktop\[test.xlsm]Recap & Subcontracts'!$A$1")

    So here I am baffled as to why the INDIRECT.EXT function works for some workbooks and not others?

    Does anybody know of a reason this might happen?

    Thanks,
    -Nate

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