Can't chart dynamic named range??

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Lew_Cousineau@yahoo.com - 20 Jul 2006 00:31 GMT

I have a named range call TMW with this gnarly formula
=OFFSET(INDIRECT(ADDRESS(MATCH("TMW",Clients,0)+1,1)),0,0,IF(COUNTIF(Clients,"TMW")>12,12,COUNTIF(Clients,"TMW")),1)
When I use GOTO and type TMW it selects the correct cells.

Then I have another named range called TMW_ACTIVE with this formula
=OFFSET(TMW,0,2,,)
It simply takes the same range just over two columns. Again when I use
GOTO and type TMW_ACTIVE it selects the correct cells.

The issue is that I have charts that refer to TMW_ACTIVE and when the
named range was hardcoded with values the charts worked but now that I
use the offset formula the chart doesn't work. Any ideas?
THANKS for your help!!

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Greg Wilson - 20 Jul 2006 09:05 GMT

I couldn't get a chart to accept your formula but I did get it to accept a
convensional DNR using the Offset function. The chart doesn't seem to like
DNRs that use the INDIRECT and/or the ADDRESS function. However, with very
minimal testing, I think this may work in lieu of your function. If it's not
quite correct you should be able to fix it.

=OFFSET(Clients,
MATCH("TMW",Clients,0)-1,0,IF(COUNTIF(Clients,"TMW")>12,12,COUNTIF(Clients,"TMW")),1)

Regards,
Greg

> I have a named range call TMW with this gnarly formula
> =OFFSET(INDIRECT(ADDRESS(MATCH("TMW",Clients,0)+1,1)),0,0,IF(COUNTIF(Clients,"TMW")>12,12,COUNTIF(Clients,"TMW")),1)
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> use the offset formula the chart doesn't work. Any ideas?
> THANKS for your help!!

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Lew_Cousineau@yahoo.com - 20 Jul 2006 20:30 GMT

THANK YOU!!
If I create a named range (TMW) with the offset formula that Greg
suggested, then the second name range uses an offset that refers to
TMW, I can now chart the second named range.
Like Greg said, for some reason it doesn't like the Indirect and
Address functions!! Go figure!!!

> I couldn't get a chart to accept your formula but I did get it to accept a
> convensional DNR using the Offset function. The chart doesn't seem to like
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> > use the offset formula the chart doesn't work. Any ideas?
> > THANKS for your help!!

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Don Guillett - 20 Jul 2006 13:03 GMT

how are you referencing the offset formula?

source
=yourworkbook.xls!namedrange

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>I have a named range call TMW with this gnarly formula
> =OFFSET(INDIRECT(ADDRESS(MATCH("TMW",Clients,0)+1,1)),0,0,IF(COUNTIF(Clients,"TMW")>12,12,COUNTIF(Clients,"TMW")),1)
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> use the offset formula the chart doesn't work. Any ideas?
> THANKS for your help!!

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Lew_Cousineau@yahoo.com - 20 Jul 2006 20:21 GMT

Actually the chart already exists using a named range (but the named
range is simply hardcoded with a range). So I go into the source data
and replace the named range with the new one and it won't chart.
I did a bunch of experiments last night and as long as the offset
formulas are simple, it works, but the minute I point the named range
to the named range with the complicated offset, it doesn't work. I
haven't tried the offset formula that the second post suggested. I
will give that a try and see if it works.

> how are you referencing the offset formula?
>
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> > use the offset formula the chart doesn't work. Any ideas?
> > THANKS for your help!!

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