Cell Reference In Other File
May 6, 2009
Explanation of problem:
I have 2 files: data.xls and calculation.xls
In data.xls, I enter a value in cell A1
In calculation.xls, I go to cell B1 and enter a reference to cell A1 on file data.xls. The following formula is entered in cell B1 of calculation.xls: =[data.xls]Sheet1!$A$1
Ok so far so good. Now when I change the value in data.xls, the value is updated automatically in the calculation.xls cell. And this is done even if I first update the value in data.xls and then later open the calculation.xls file (it will ask me to update).
Now let's say I have calculation.xls closed and I am updating the data.xls file. I enter a new entry above cell A1 in data.xls. So now the contents of cell A1 are shifed down to cell A2.
When I re-open my calculation.xls file, it is still referencing cell A1 in data.xls. Is there any way for me to link it in a way so that calculation.xls would know that it now needs to reference cell A2 since that cell got shifted down?
If both files are open then it works fine. But the way this setup will work, I will not always have them both open.
Also, if I copy the contents of data.xls onto another sheet on calculation.xls and reference the cell in the same file, then of course it works. But I would like it to work the other way with the files separate.
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In a hidden second column i have ="="&"["&ZS(-1)&".xlsx]Tabelle1!"&"Z1S1" which gives the value of =[first.xlsx]Tabelle1!Z1S1 , =[second.xlsx]Tabelle1!Z1S1
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