REF error with INDIRECT formula

[colinheslop1984]

Hi

Hoping someone can help, I need to gather data from multiple worksheets on multiple workbooks

The below gives me #REF error

=SUMPRODUCT(INDIRECT("'"&$C$5&"'[JAMIE SHEET METRO.xlsx]!'""'c$12:c$25"),$C$9:$C$22,INDIRECT("'"&$C$5&"'[JAMIE SHEET METRO.xlsx]!J$12:J$25"))

Cell C5 refers to tab names which can be changed using a drop down list
c12:c25 is criteria
j12:j25 is data needed

Is my formula structured wrong or is a different one needed?

Any feedback and possible suggestions would be much appreciated

 

[steve the fish]

Workbooks come before sheet names not the other way round as you have it.

 

[colinheslop1984]

=SUMIF(INDIRECT("'"&$C$5&"[JAMIE SHEET METRO.xlsx]'!'""'c$12:c$25"),$C$9:$C$22,INDIRECT("'"&$C$5&"[JAMIE SHEET METRO.xlsx]'!J$12:J$25"))

Still get the same error, have I put in in the right place amongst those quotation marks?

Would be a big help if you could rewrite for me, im not that savvy with all this

Thanks for help !

 

[steve the fish]

Do the sumif without the indirect and paste that formula here. Ill rewrite it for you.

 

[steve the fish]

Hold on ive just read it again. What do you mean c12:c25 is criteria?

 

[colinheslop1984]

sorry not sure I understand, the indirect is needed as its a criteria reference to tab names

 

[steve the fish]

You said:

c12:c25 is criteria

Im asking what you mean.

 

[steve the fish]

Lets start from the start. What is it you are trying to calculate?

 

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[steve the fish]

Here is a valid sumif using indirect:

=SUMIF(INDIRECT("'[JAMIE SHEET METRO.xlsx]"&$C$5&"'!C$12:C$25"),$C$9,INDIRECT("'[JAMIE SHEET METRO.xlsx]"&$C$5&"'!J$12:J$25"))

This is going to sum the numbers in range J12:J25 of the sheet named in cell C5 of the Jamie workbook where the corresponding cells in C12:C25 equal whatever is in C9.