How to get the filename when using Excel Online

Ludwig

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Office Version
  1. 365
Platform
  1. Windows
In Excel desktop you can use the formula =CELL("filename",A1) to extract the filename of the workbook. However when the workbook is opened in Excel Online, it only returns #VALUE .

I have already had to modify the complete formula I use so it caters for Excel desktop opening a local file (C:\USERS\...\filename.XLSX") and when opening it on Onedrive (uses forward slashes and starts "http....").

Does anyone know a way to extract the spreadsheet's filename when opened in Excel Online? Or even better - one formula that handles all 3 "filename" constructs?
 

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