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Jarek Kujawa[_2_] Jarek Kujawa[_2_] is offline
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Default Use a cell to name a file to be opened.

e.g.

=INDIRECT('C:\Documents and Settings\[&A1&".xls]Bonds'!$H$6")

where A1=Somefile

will retrieve data from file "Somefile.xls" stored in C:\Documents and
Settings\, from cell H6 in worksheet named "Bonds"