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» Cell Function Returns Sheet Name, Workbook Name and Path

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The Cell function returns information about the formatting, location, or contents of the upper-left cell in a reference.

To get the sheet name:
=MID(CELL("filename"),FIND("]",CELL("filename"))+1,255)

To get the workbook name:
=MID(CELL("filename"),FIND("[",CELL("filename"))+1,(FIND("]",CELL("filename"))+1)-FIND("[",CELL("filename"))-2)

To get the path address & workbook name:
=CELL("filename")

To get the path address:
=MID(CELL("filename"),1,FIND("[",CELL("filename"))-1)

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Nice but...
wrote on December 31, 1969 19:00 EST

I notice that if you have multiple sheets and you enter this formula on them, then all sheets have the same value as the last time you ran the formula...

Very much Interesting
Ganesh Dabholkar-INDIA Mumbai wrote on December 31, 1969 19:00 EST

I really appreciate, by your Excel tips.
From past 3 months I am trying for the same.

Once again Thanks for the same

RE: Nice but...
wrote on December 31, 1969 19:00 EST

If you add a cell reference to the first CELL function like this:
=MID(CELL("filename",A1),FIND("]",CELL("filename"))+1,255) it will reference the current sheet instead of the sheet you were in the last time you ran the formula.

Wonderful !
venkat wrote on December 31, 1969 19:00 EST

suggestions on Formating cells are most welcome. Also tell us more formulaes, esp: on VLOOKUP.

Also note if you only have one sheet...
Chief~Plasma wrote on December 31, 1969 19:00 EST

If you only have one sheet then the finds for [ and ] will fail and you will get #value!.

Regards,
-cp

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