Formula Result is "V6", need Excel to use cell "V6", not the resul

[Erik]

I'm trying to simplify a series of "If" formula's buy using a lookup table
and the "&" function to provide the cell reference I'm looking for. The
formula (below) works correctly but I don't know how to make Excel use the
formula result to give me the data in the cell it's referencing, as opposed
to the formula result.

Here's the formula:
=VLOOKUP(Analysis!E11,split,2,FALSE)&AC6
which is doing the following:
VLookup:
Analysis!E11 has a choice of 4 input variables: 0,1,2,3
Split (name of the lookup table, has letter combinations like AB, AC, AD
which refer to the columns of data in another that that I want to reference)
2=the column of choice from the lookup table
False - default entry
&AC6 = a reference to the line number I want to concatinate (spelling?)
with. In this case, AC6=6
So my formula result is "V6".

Based on that formula result, I want another cell to return the value found
in cell "V6" but I can only get other cells to say "V6".

Please help.
Thanks

 

[PCLIVE]

For example let's say that your formula is in cell A1. This is to assume
that the result of the formula in A1 is "V6".
So to get the information from the cell reference that is in A1:

=INDIRECT(A1)

So now you can replace A1 with the formula that is in A1.

=INDIRECT(Formula)

HTH,
Paul

 

[Pranav Vaidya]

Replce your formula as

=INDIRECT(VLOOKUP(Analysis!E11,split,2,FALSE)&AC6)
However note that this will fail if your vlookup fails.
HTH,
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Pranav Vaidya
VBA Developer
PN, MH-India
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[Erik]

Thanks Paul - that's exactly what I was looking for!!!