Formula with cell column from cell text

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mjones - 24 Apr 2008 17:39 GMT

Hi,

I need to put a column letter in a cell (i.e. n), and then have the
formula refer to it as part of a cell reference.

More specifically, on the end of this formula, you will see n38 -
=IF($L38=OFFSET(AV38,-1,0),IF($C38=0," Amount?",$C38*N38),0)

So n in n38 needs to be a variable, where it picks up n from another
cell. Then I can do mass copying instead of copying and editing
hundreds of cells.

Much appreciated!

Michele

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Pete_UK - 24 Apr 2008 17:45 GMT

You could change the N38 to INDEX($A$1&ROW(A38)) if "N" is in A1, then
this will become effectively N38, N39, N40 etc when it is copied down
- is this what you want:

Pete

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mjones - 24 Apr 2008 17:55 GMT

> You could change the N38 to INDEX($A$1&ROW(A38)) if "N" is in A1, then
> this will become effectively N38, N39, N40 etc when it is copied down
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Hi Pete,

This is the idea, except I get an error that there are too few
arguments. Here is what I have, where n is in AS37.

=IF($L38=OFFSET(AV38,-1,0),IF($C38=0," Amount?",$C38*INDEX($AS
$37&ROW(A38))),0)

Thanks!

Michele

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Pete_UK - 25 Apr 2008 01:17 GMT

Sorry, my mistake - should have been INDIRECT and not INDEX !!

Pete

> > You could change the N38 to INDEX($A$1&ROW(A38)) if "N" is in A1, then
> > this will become effectively N38, N39, N40 etc when it is copied down
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