VLookup to a closed workbook which varies with a cell reference

[OilMan]

Hi all,

I am trying to make a VLookup which goes and finds data from a closed workbook.

In my master spreadsheet, "Well Estimates", I ask the user to enter a date. This is cell A1.
This date has a specific daily report which is in C:\Folder\ for arguments sake.

The file name is called DRyymmdd.xls where yymmdd is variable based one the year, month and day of the report.

The range in the daily report from which I want to obtain information for is R4:V57 in sheet "Supplement Report"

The thing I am looking for is in column 4 of the array. The VLookup looks at the first column based on "IDT 2".

In cell P1 of "Well Estimates" I have written the following code which automatically updates the above into a path to that range of cells. I think I have done this right:

="'O:\Engineering\Kutubu\Production Actuals\Daily Production\"&YEAR($A$1)&"\"&TEXT($A$1,"mmmm")&"\[DR"&TEXT($A$1,"yymmdd")&".xls]Supplement Report'!$R$4:$V$57"

Which returns:
'O:\Engineering\Kutubu\Production Actuals\Daily Production\2009\November\[DR091127.xls]Supplement Report'!$R$4:$V$57

Next, I tried to write the vlookup:

VLOOKUP("IDT 2", INDIRECT(P1), 4, FALSE)

But I get a #REF because the worksheet is not open.

Is there any way around this from what I have mentioned above?

Thank you

[JBeaucaire]

INDIRECT doesn't work on closed workbooks. You've discovered that. If this is a MUST, then you'll have to install more functionality into your Excel program. Only people with the same installed ADD-IN will be able to use your sheet.

The ADD-IN is called MoreFunc...read all about it here:
http://xcell05.free.fr/morefunc/english/

Download and install it from here:
http://download.cnet.com/Morefunc/30...-10423159.html

Go into TOOLS > ADDINS and activate MoreFunc.

Now you have many, many new functions available to you. Any place you used INDIRECT, now use INDIRECT.EXT instead and it will work on closed workbooks.

[JBeaucaire]

If that takes care of your need, be sure to EDIT your original post, click Go Advanced and mark the PREFIX box [SOLVED].