Can't Find File In Another Instance Of Excel
Oct 27, 2013
I have a workbook in instance1 named Workbook1 that can successfully refer to and open a file named data.txt in C:
I have a workbook in instance2 named Workbook2 that can't find the same data.txt file in C:
Why can one instance find the text file but the other can't? How do I work around this issue?
Note: Workbook1 and workbook2 are identical except for their name
Note: Both workbooks are confirmed to be in (and are isolated in) their respective instances
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Nov 23, 2012
I am working on a data entry sheet time and I am running into a wall. I am trying to code intelligence into sheet so that the user doesn't have to enter as much data.
I am using Excel for Mac, 2011, 14.2.3, But I would like to be able to have others use it on PC and in Excel 97 - 2004
I am developing a time sheet for work. I am trying to have excel generate the work order # for subsequent jobs.
'Daily Entry Sheet'!$B$8:$B$138 = Date
'Daily Entry Sheet'!$F$8:$F$138 = Property #
'Daily Entry Sheet'!$G$8:$G$138 = Property Location
'Daily Entry Sheet'!$H$8:$H$138 = Work Order Number
Following is what I presently have coded.
The following Works but is not completely as I need.
=IF(OR($F8=0,$F8="",ISNA(G8),$H7="Work Order #"),"",IF(ISERROR(INDEX($H7:H$8,MATCH($F8,Prop.,0))),"",INDEX($H7:H$8,MATCH($F8,Prop.,0))))
This works fine in that the match finds the first instance of the work order #. The problem is there may be a later worker order # for the same property which supersedes the old work order. I need to find that last work order number for property # 919 for example, not the first instance, as the index/match returns.
I looked for a function similar to the sumif or countif
=SUMIF(Prop.,$F4,WorkOrdNum)
=SUMIF(Date,"="&$V6,Total_____Hours)
But I don't need to add the work order numbers.
Countif can give me how many instances property # 919 is used,
But I haven't figured out how to use that to It would be ok if the function would return the largest number like the MAX function, best would be to select based upon the latest date.
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[Code]....
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[Code]....
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[Code] ....
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See attached image.
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