Indirect and Sheet Name

I have a formula =COUNTA(INDIRECT(A3)) which returns the count of items in a
range which is defined in cell A3, the formula in A3 is below. Is there a
way of not having to include the sheet name (Sheet 1) in cell A3 and to
include in the COUNTA formula.

="'Sheet 1'"&"!C"&A1&":"&"C"&B1

Thanks, Rob

Two possibilities
a) replace the A3 formula by ="C"&A1&":"&"C"&B1
and replace the COUNTA by =COUNTA(INDIRECT("'Sheet1'!"&A3))

or, better still
b) do away with the the A3 formula all together and use
=COUNT(INDIRECT("'Sheet1'"&"!C"&A1&":"&"C"&B1))

best wishes
--
Bernard Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme


"Rob" wrote in message
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I have a formula =COUNTA(INDIRECT(A3)) which returns the count of items in
a range which is defined in cell A3, the formula in A3 is below. Is there
a way of not having to include the sheet name (Sheet 1) in cell A3 and to
include in the COUNTA formula.

="'Sheet 1'"&"!C"&A1&":"&"C"&B1

Thanks, Rob

If you leave out the sheet name then the formula will apply only to the
current sheet and it would look like this: ="C"&A1&":"&"C"&B1.

Or, you could ignore cell A3 and use a formula like this:
=COUNTA(INDIRECT("C" & A1 & ":C" & B1))

Tom

"Rob" wrote:

I have a formula =COUNTA(INDIRECT(A3)) which returns the count of items in a
range which is defined in cell A3, the formula in A3 is below. Is there a
way of not having to include the sheet name (Sheet 1) in cell A3 and to
include in the COUNTA formula.

="'Sheet 1'"&"!C"&A1&":"&"C"&B1

Thanks, Rob


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Hi Rob

Another alternative, would be to use Index rather than the volatile
Indirect function

=COUNTA(INDEX(C:C,A1):INDEX(C:C,B1))

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Regards
Roger Govier

Rob wrote:
I have a formula =COUNTA(INDIRECT(A3)) which returns the count of items in a
range which is defined in cell A3, the formula in A3 is below. Is there a
way of not having to include the sheet name (Sheet 1) in cell A3 and to
include in the COUNTA formula.

="'Sheet 1'"&"!C"&A1&":"&"C"&B1

Thanks, Rob

Thanks everyone, lots of optiosn to try out.

Regards, Rob

"Bernard Liengme" wrote in message
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Two possibilities
a) replace the A3 formula by ="C"&A1&":"&"C"&B1
and replace the COUNTA by =COUNTA(INDIRECT("'Sheet1'!"&A3))

or, better still
b) do away with the the A3 formula all together and use
=COUNT(INDIRECT("'Sheet1'"&"!C"&A1&":"&"C"&B1))

best wishes
--
Bernard Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme


"Rob" wrote in message
...
I have a formula =COUNTA(INDIRECT(A3)) which returns the count of items
in a range which is defined in cell A3, the formula in A3 is below. Is
there a way of not having to include the sheet name (Sheet 1) in cell A3
and to include in the COUNTA formula.

="'Sheet 1'"&"!C"&A1&":"&"C"&B1

Thanks, Rob