Vlookup equation on multiple tabs

[bongiman]

How do I use a vlookup equation on sheet 1 which contains a column with all
the tab names, eg 60093, 60094,....etc, to pull required data from the
respective tabs.

The equation i'm currently using is as follows
=VLOOKUP($D30,'60093'!$F:$AS,25,FALSE)

Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks

 

[Dave Peterson]

Maybe...

=VLOOKUP($D30,indirect("'"&b$1&"'!$F:$AS",25,FALSE)

where b1 contains one of those worksheet names.

 

[bongiman]

I was trying to get that indirect formula to work for ages before you posted
your reply. Apart from the missing closing bracket before ,25 it's
perfect.....you're a genius!

=VLOOKUP($D30,indirect("'"&b$1&"'!$F:$AS"),25,FALSE)

 

[Dave Peterson]

Oops. Glad you got it working.

I was trying to get that indirect formula to work for ages before you posted
your reply. Apart from the missing closing bracket before ,25 it's
perfect.....you're a genius!

=VLOOKUP($D30,indirect("'"&b$1&"'!$F:$AS"),25,FALSE)

 

[Dee Mains]

Is there a way to use this same function to select a certain cell? I'm
looking through multiple sheets for a sheet that has "test" in cell C3, and

 

[Dave Peterson]

Formulas don't select cells.

And I don't understand the rest of the question. You may want to rephrase and
try again.

Is there a way to use this same function to select a certain cell? I'm
looking through multiple sheets for a sheet that has "test" in cell C3, and

 

[Dee Mains]

Yes, So in "sheet 1" I am creating a summary of the rest of the sheets with
information on them. "Sheet 2" through "Sheet 18" have a cell that has the
name of each sheet in it, and then a quantity for that sheet along with other
information. On "sheet 1" I want to put in column A the title of each sheet,
and then in collumn B I want excel to read what is in Column A, go to the
corresponding sheet, and read out just that quantity.

 

[Dave Peterson]

I think...

If you have "Sheet 2" in A1 and want to retrieve the value of Z99 of "Sheet 2",
you can use a formula like:

=indirect("'" & A1 & "'!z99")
or
=if(indirect("'" & A1 & "'!z99")="","",indirect("'" & A1 & "'!z99"))

Yes, So in "sheet 1" I am creating a summary of the rest of the sheets with
information on them. "Sheet 2" through "Sheet 18" have a cell that has the
name of each sheet in it, and then a quantity for that sheet along with other
information. On "sheet 1" I want to put in column A the title of each sheet,
and then in collumn B I want excel to read what is in Column A, go to the
corresponding sheet, and read out just that quantity.