formula referencing another workbook gives #value! error when other workbook is closed
hey guys, i've got a consolidation workbook and many child workbooks. i've linked them up using a countif formula. everything works fine when the child workbooks are open. when the childworkbooks are closed and i try to Update Values via the below, i get #value! error. why am i getting this and why is it when my child workbooks are open they update just fine?
guys and what is the difference between refresh all and update values?
here are the consolidation workbook and one of the child workbooks attached Consol-Test.xlsFreddie-PAR-Checklist.xls
Your first screen shot makes me think this shouldnn't be neccessary, but guess it's worth a shot. (I have not tested this myself)
developingprogrammer
ASKER
Thanks korbus, it already is the full path name. If the child workbook is opened it will not show the path name. If the workbook is closed then excel will automatically show the full path name. I didn't type in the path, I used = and then clicked on the range in the child workbook. So unfortunately this doesn't solve the problem = (
barry houdini
COUNTIF function doesn't work with closed workbooks -
See here for advice from microsoft - they suggest an "array formula" which is another alternative, but SUMPRODUCT doesn't need CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER......so try using SUMPRODUCT like this
whao barry, the formula works like a charm! thanks so much!!
if you don't mind could you explain how the formula works? i read up on sumproduct and it being the summation of the product of the arrays, but the way you're using the formula only has 1 array and you're adding 0.
here's what i understand so far:
('[Freddie-PAR Checklist.xls]STP_PTE'!$A$10:$A$65536=C$4) ------> this part you're using a boolean comparison. since true = 1 and false = 0, we have a number for true
+ 0 --------> you're adding 0 to convert boolean to number
sumproduct(......) -------------> here's where i'm a little lost. you've only got 1 array so how come it gives the right result? could you share barry? thanks so much!!
developingprogrammer
ASKER
oh, is it that sumproduct with 1 array means that array multiplied by 1 and summed?
developingprogrammer
ASKER
oh and what's the difference between Refresh All and Update Values? thanks!!
which basically says you want to put the full path in the file refence:
COUNTIF('[closed_excel_fil
-->
COUNTIF('[C:\USers\icc\des
Your first screen shot makes me think this shouldnn't be neccessary, but guess it's worth a shot. (I have not tested this myself)