vlookup and filename returning same result on each sheet.

Hi,

This is my first post with this group even though I have used a lot of
the postings to solve my problems, thanks.

My problem is this:

I have a workbook with about 40 sheets in it. Each sheet name is also
a reference number. I use this reference number is a vlookup formula
as follows

=VLOOKUP(VALUE(MID(CELL("filename"),FIND("]",CELL("filename"))+1,255)),List!$A$3:$G$70,COLUMN()+1,FALSE)

The problem I have with this is that each sheet has the same result.
Say I look at sheet 25, if I do a recalc then the correct answer comes
through the formula. If I then move to sheet 33 it has the same
results as sheet 25 until I do a recalc. This unfortunately then
changes sheet 25's result to the same as sheet 33. What am I missing?

You need to include the second argument in the CELL() function - by
default it uses the last sheet calculated. Try:

=VLOOKUP(VALUE(MID(CELL("filename",A1),FIND("]",CELL("filename",A1))+1,25
5)),List!$A$3:$G$70,COLUMN()+1,FALSE)



In article <8e49e469.0503211829.5292391a@posting.google.com>,
pranainsight@yahoo.com.au (RogueSwan) wrote:

> The problem I have with this is that each sheet has the same result.
> Say I look at sheet 25, if I do a recalc then the correct answer comes
> through the formula. If I then move to sheet 33 it has the same
> results as sheet 25 until I do a recalc. This unfortunately then
> changes sheet 25's result to the same as sheet 33. What am I missing?

Thanks for the reply, I realised about five minutes after I posted
that needed the second argument.


JE McGimpsey <jemcgimpsey@mvps.org> wrote in message news:<jemcgimpsey-2A2B98.20421621032005@msnews.microsoft.com>...
> You need to include the second argument in the CELL() function - by
> default it uses the last sheet calculated. Try:
>
> =VLOOKUP(VALUE(MID(CELL("filename",A1),FIND("]",CELL("filename",A1))+1,25
> 5)),List!$A$3:$G$70,COLUMN()+1,FALSE)
>
>
>
> In article <8e49e469.0503211829.5292391a@posting.google.com>,
> pranainsight@yahoo.com.au (RogueSwan) wrote:
>
> > The problem I have with this is that each sheet has the same result.
> > Say I look at sheet 25, if I do a recalc then the correct answer comes
> > through the formula. If I then move to sheet 33 it has the same
> > results as sheet 25 until I do a recalc. This unfortunately then
> > changes sheet 25's result to the same as sheet 33. What am I missing?

next time you might consider posting a reply to your own article, then.
My post came more than an hour after yours...

In article <8e49e469.0503221258.42397c71@posting.google.com>,
pranainsight@yahoo.com.au (RogueSwan) wrote:

> Thanks for the reply, I realised about five minutes after I posted
> that needed the second argument.
>
>