[mso] Re: excel formula (simple I hope)

First of all, if you need this to work with dashed or spaced sheet
names, you can, but you need to change the formula thus:

        =INDIRECT("'"&B1&"'"&"!H67")

Those additional bits are each a single quote nside a set of double
quotes.

Where else would you find this information? I don't know. I find
sometimes Google can help if you're pretty specific. For instance, to
answer your question about where to find a list of illegal characters, I
Googled this string:

        excel sheet name illegal character

The top hit gives a good list.

Ray

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-----Original Message-----
From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of HenryH
Sent: 25 October 2004 01:41
To: Ray Blake
Subject: [mso] Re: excel formula (simple I hope)


Hello Ray,

Sunday, October 24, 2004, 9:05:38 PM, you wrote:

RB> Yes, there's an easy way, but it's a little bit sneaky.

RB> First, you'll need a row of cells in your consolidated sheet 
RB> containing the names of each of your sheets, exactly as they appear 
RB> on the sheet tabs (i.e. Sheet1, Sheet2, etc.) I am going to assume 
RB> this row is Row 1 and that - allowing for headings - your list 
RB> starts in cell B1.

RB> In B2, you then need this formula:

RB>         =INDIRECT(B1&"!H67")

RB> You can now drag (or copy and paste) this cell the length of Row 2.

RB> Ray

Snip...  Snip...

RB> Hello,

RB>       Firstly, let me say that I am only an occasional spreadsheet
RB>       user, so I am open to suggestions for 'easier/alternative ways
RB>       of achieving my ends.

RB>       What I have is a workbook with sheets labeled Sheet1, Sheet2
RB>       etc... for yearly quarters (Q3 2004) and I have placed my
stats
RB>       into each sheet.

RB>       Now I have created a 'summary' sheet where I will collect the
RB>       totals from the quarterly sheets and produce pretty pictures
RB>       etc...

RB>       What I want to do in the summary sheet is to reference a cell
in
RB>       one of the quarterly sheets and then copy that reference
RB>       column-wise while the reference moves sheet-wise.

RB>       That is to say: summary(A1) references sheet1(H67);
summary(B1)
RB>       references sheet2(H67); summary(C1) references sheet3(H67);
RB>       etc...

RB>       1.    Does the above make sense?
RB>       2.    Am I doing this "all the wrong way"
RB>       3.    Can excel do this simply (without having to edit/write
the
RB>             formula over and over again?
RB>       4.    How?  (either an explanation, example or URL would be
RB>             great).

RB>       Thanks very much...

  Thanks very much for this.

  I have, at last, been able to get it to work after discovering that
  I am not able to use it with sheets containing either the 'dash' or
  'space' character!!

  As with so much associated with computing/office, once you know, it
  is straight forward but totally impossible until you know!

  Follow-up question(s):
            How would I find the answer to this question, if this list
            were not available?
            Where will I find a list of 'illegal' sheet name
            characters?


-- 
Best regards,
 HenryH                            mailto:hhinoz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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