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RaphaelBM
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Apr 11, 2023
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Cannot use Named Range in SORT Constant

Hi, This is about the SORT CONSTANT used in the [sort_index] in the Excel SORT function. Background: I have calculated the [sort_index] as a Named Range (1 cell big) in another sheet. Problem: Wh...
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    RaphaelBM
    Apr 12, 2023

    Patrick2788 Thanks again.

    Jos Woolley hinted that I need to specify an array and not text that merely looks like an array with curly brackets. I went ahead and created array containing those numbers and IT WORKS!

     

    Conclusion: You CAN use a named range in the sort constant - but the range must be an Array.

     

    The pic below shows my success getting this working OK. Thanks for the swift attention. 

    Problem solved. Raphael

     

    SORT constant using a Named Range

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RaphaelBM
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Apr 11, 2023

Thanks for your prompt message Jos Woolley. You  have convincingly indicated the problems with my samples but sadly have not indicated how to fix my problem.

I would appreciate you having another go at this one indicating what I may need to change to get this working. My objective, as was made clear already, is to somehow drive the SORT constant from the numbers I have generated already.

 

I'm sure I'm almost there. Syntax syntax!

Thanks for your help. Raphael

 

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Patrick2788
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Apr 11, 2023
The workaround is to store the array constant directly in the named item.

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