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I need to use a vlookup to find some information in another workbook where the worksheet will be a variable, which I would like to get from a cell reference.

The sheets will be suppliers names, so for example:

Sheet1: supplier_1 Sheet2: supplier_2

The Vlookup will look something like this:

=VLOOKUP(A2,'[Suppliers List]B2'!$A:$C,3, False)

Column A will be a list of product ID's and column B will be the suppliers name, so in the example above B2 would equal supplier_1.

Is it possible to put the reference into the formula directly in excel or would I need to use VBA?

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  • Look at the INDIRECT function. It creates a cell reference from text and formulas.
    – fixer1234
    May 22, 2018 at 9:42
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    May 25, 2018 at 19:39

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You can use this forumula:

=VLOOKUP(A2,INDIRECT("'[Suppliers List.xlsx]"&B2&"'!"&"A"&":"&"C"),3,FALSE)

Supplier List Workbook:

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Result: enter image description here

But you need to open Suppliers List Workbook first, or you will get the error: #REF!

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