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Jerome_t

Hi everybody,
Here is my problem:
I put data (numbers) in book1, sheet1, cells A1:A10.
book1 is closed. I create a name (toto) in book2
referencing cells A1:A10 in book1. In book2, If I write
=Sum(toto) I get the right result. However, if I write
=Sum(indirect(B1)) with cells B1 containing the
string "toto", I get an error.

NB1: If you insert this last expression with the function
wizard you'll see the right result in the wizard, but it
changes to an error when you hit the enter key !

NB2: the indirect.ext function of morefunc.xll is ok for
single cells, not for a range.
 
B

Bob Phillips

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B

Bob Phillips

Try =INDIRECT(SUM(B1))

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HTH

Bob Phillips
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J

Jerome_t

I tried, it doesnt work....
-----Original Message-----
Try =INDIRECT(SUM(B1))

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HTH

Bob Phillips
... looking out across Poole Harbour to the Purbecks
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)




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B

Bob Phillips

Sorry, this works for me

=SUM(INDIRECT(B1))

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HTH

Bob Phillips
... looking out across Poole Harbour to the Purbecks
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)
 
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Sandy V

The Indirect function was messing up one of my UDF's until
being helped out in this ng, and it was pointed out to me
that Indirect is a volatile fuction. Calculates when you
might not want it to. Can you relate this to anything else
going on in your wb, might not be obvious.

Regards,
sandy
 
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