Vlookup auto-update from another file

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xHaxelx Posts 5 Registration date Tuesday September 11, 2012 Status Member Last seen September 18, 2012 - Sep 17, 2012 at 01:04 PM
rizvisa1 Posts 4478 Registration date Thursday January 28, 2010 Status Contributor Last seen May 5, 2022 - Sep 18, 2012 at 12:33 PM
Hello,

I have this formula here:

=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(T15,INDIRECT(CONCATENATE("'C:\Documents and Settings\[",$C$7,".xls]",$C$6,"'!$E$3:$S$200")),11,FALSE),0)

The main function of this formula is a vlookup function on a specific file to a specific worksheet.

$C$7 = specifies the name of the file
$C$6 = specifies the name of the worksheet in that specific file

The issue I have been having is that the formula is unable to extract the vlookup information, unless I have the specific file open. Are there ways around this issue? Perhaps a different formula?

Sincerely,
xHaxelx

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rizvisa1 Posts 4478 Registration date Thursday January 28, 2010 Status Contributor Last seen May 5, 2022 766
Sep 17, 2012 at 06:40 PM
do a google search for a add on called "MOREFUNC". It can do what you want
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xHaxelx Posts 5 Registration date Tuesday September 11, 2012 Status Member Last seen September 18, 2012
Sep 18, 2012 at 08:40 AM
The person who I send the file to, would they also be required have the add-on installed for the formula to work?
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xHaxelx Posts 5 Registration date Tuesday September 11, 2012 Status Member Last seen September 18, 2012
Sep 18, 2012 at 08:58 AM
Does anyone know any alternatives? As this file will be viewed on multiple computers.
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rizvisa1 Posts 4478 Registration date Thursday January 28, 2010 Status Contributor Last seen May 5, 2022 766
Sep 18, 2012 at 12:33 PM
No, from what I recall this add on will be there embedded in the book itself
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