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Freelanceandy
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Oct 02, 2020

Excel Name Definition using "indirect" formula within its Range target area

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  • JKPieterse's avatar
    JKPieterse
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    I don't think the INDIRECT argument currently evaluates to a valid cell reference. Try this:
    - Copy the current formula from the name and paste it into any cell.
    - Press F2 on that cell, highlight everything between the brackets () and press the F9 key once. Copy the resulting string
    - press escape
    - select another cell and press the = sign and paste. Now try to enter. If the address was valid you should not receive an error.
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      Freelanceandy
      Copper Contributor

      JKPieterse 

      Dear Mr/Ms. Pieterse

      Thanks, as told in my first posting, there us no error message & the same formula works

      with Excel "Data Validation" Function as shown within the file linked here:

      https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l7WaxCdNSw6cTtqWqeJEMya8pl3VRxrl/view?usp=sharing

      Re: Excel Name Definition using "indirect" formula within its Range target area

       

      I don't think the INDIRECT argument currently evaluates to a valid cell reference. Try this:
      - Copy the current formula from the name and paste it into any cell.
      - Press F2 on that cell, highlight everything between the brackets () and press the F9 key once. Copy the resulting string
      - press escape
      - select another cell and press the = sign and paste. Now try to enter. If the address was valid you should not receive an error.

      • JKPieterse's avatar
        JKPieterse
        Silver Contributor
        I'm not sure whay this doesn't work, but I suspect it has to do with the name also containing an INDIRECT

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