Dynamic File path depending on cell data

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I think this is possible but cant find anything on it

if i have link to an other work book
'O:\Accounts\Actuals\Submitted Packs\[Europe Ltd.xls]P&L'!F7
but i want to change the Europe Ltd part is it possible to do this by having a list of the companies in say column A and the link referencing this.

so if A1 had Europe Ltd in it
'O:\Accounts\Actuals\Submitted Packs\[Europe Ltd.xls]P&L'!F7
B1 - Asia Ltd
'O:\Accounts\Actuals\Submitted Packs\[Asia Ltd.xls]P&L'!F7

and so on
 

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I think this is possible but cant find anything on it

if i have link to an other work book
'O:\Accounts\Actuals\Submitted Packs\[Europe Ltd.xls]P&L'!F7
but i want to change the Europe Ltd part is it possible to do this by having a list of the companies in say column A and the link referencing this.

so if A1 had Europe Ltd in it
'O:\Accounts\Actuals\Submitted Packs\[Europe Ltd.xls]P&L'!F7
B1 - Asia Ltd
'O:\Accounts\Actuals\Submitted Packs\[Asia Ltd.xls]P&L'!F7

and so on
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For open books...

=INDIRECT("'O:\Accounts\Actuals\Submitted Packs\["&A1&"]&"P&L'!F7")

For closed books...

=INDIRECT.EXT("'O:\Accounts\Actuals\Submitted Packs\["&A1&"]&"P&L'!F7")

which requires the morefunc.xll add-in.
 
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I have tried the below but it doesnt seem to like the &"P&L'!F7 part. Any ideas why this would be. I thought maybe a missed " but it still doesnt work

=INDIRECT.EXT("'O:\Accounts\Actuals\Submitted Packs\["&A1&"]&"P&L'!F7")
 
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I have tried the below but it doesnt seem to like the &"P&L'!F7 part. Any ideas why this would be. I thought maybe a missed " but it still doesnt work

=INDIRECT.EXT("'O:\Accounts\Actuals\Submitted Packs\["&A1&"]&"P&L'!F7")
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What result do you get?
 
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it tells me i the formula i have typed contains an error and the highlights the "P in the formula
 
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Still not working, is there any other reasons that it may not work rather than the formula being incorrect. i cant see anything wrong with the formula and in my head it works but in practise it doesnt.
 
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Still not working, is there any other reasons that it may not work rather than the formula being incorrect. i cant see anything wrong with the formula and in my head it works but in practise it doesnt.
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=INDIRECT.EXT("'C:\Accounts\Actuals\Submitted Packs\["&A1&"]P&L'!F7")

Just checked... It appears to work. And, again, what result do you get?
 
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Right, i get this to work when i open the workbook but not when it is closed. i get a #VALUE! error when the workbook is closed
 
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