Can I reference a cell based on value in other cell?

[bvandijk]

Hi there,


So for instance I have data in A1:A:10
I type a number in cell B1, say 3

Now I want cell C1 to contain A3+5

but when I chance B1 to 4, C1 should change to A4+5

in other words the fomulea in C1 has a reference that depends on
another cell (a pointer if you wish).

Thanks heaps!
Bas

 

[Guest]

Hi

Try something like this in C1:
=INDIRECT("A"&B1)+5

Andy.

 

[bvandijk]

Great ! it works.

 

[bvandijk]

It works great but I have another problem now: when the target cell is
empty, the formuleau returns '0' instead of an empty cell.

Any hints on that?

Thanks!
Bas

 

[Guest]

Here you go:

=IF(INDIRECT("A"&B1)=0,"",INDIRECT("A"&B1))

Andy.