Re: 'Alias' for file name.....

Try this

Create a name (Insert>Name>Define ...) with a name of log and the value of
=c:\logfile\the file name.xls and then use

=INDIRECT(log&"Sheet1A1")

etc.

This only works while the othetr book is open, so you may need to do a
copy/paste values.

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HTH

RP
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"billsc" <billsc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:54C7F132-BABB-4C2B-AB63-ADB05E257154@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I have a long log file where I pull only 10 of the columns and combine
data.
> This means I need to have the somefilenamethatistoolong.xls in every
formula
> and the file may change from release to release.
> I would like to put some where that "log=
> c:\logfiles\somefilenamethatistoolong.xls"
> and then use [log] in the formulas...
> How do I do this....


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