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Error message #N/A appears in linked cells
Hello,
I'm using Excel 2003 and have files with lots of links. Cells are linked to an external workbook. The cells in the same column have inconsistent link results. Some cells display #N/A and some cells are fine. The formulas are the same, except they refer to a cell in a different row. When I open the supporting sheet the cells update fine and the #N/A disappears and I get the source data. When I close the supporting workbook the #N/A returns. The cells are linking text data. Would anyone know what is causing this and how I could fix it? Thanks, Jake |
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Error message #N/A appears in linked cells
Could be the cells with #N/A are linking to cells with 255 characters?
Not much you can do about it if you want the full text to appear - except to open the source workbook. Bill Manville MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England No email replies please - respond to newsgroup |
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Error message #N/A appears in linked cells
Thanks for the suggestion Bill, but that's not the case. Some of the cells
contain much less than 255. Could there be something in the text that causes Excel to display #N/A? "Bill Manville" wrote: Could be the cells with #N/A are linking to cells with 255 characters? Not much you can do about it if you want the full text to appear - except to open the source workbook. Bill Manville MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England No email replies please - respond to newsgroup |
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Error message #N/A appears in linked cells
Here is a sample formula:
='\\sh02y291\Resource Management$\6300-50000\Period 3\[MPS Period 3 6300-50000 roll-ups.xls]MPS'!G5 There is only one source book, although I have other formulas with multiple source books that don't have a problem. No merged cells and the workbooks aren't shared. Thanks "Bill Manville" wrote: I guess I must be missing something. Please post an example of a formula that is delivering #N/A when the source book is closed. Is more than one source book referenced and if so are the errors specific to one source book? Are merged cells or shared workbooks involved at either end of the link? Bill Manville MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England No email replies please - respond to newsgroup |
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Error message #N/A appears in linked cells
I guess I must be missing something.
Please post an example of a formula that is delivering #N/A when the source book is closed. Is more than one source book referenced and if so are the errors specific to one source book? Are merged cells or shared workbooks involved at either end of the link? Bill Manville MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England No email replies please - respond to newsgroup |
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Error message #N/A appears in linked cells
Jake wrote:
Here is a sample formula: Nothing obvious, I fear - but you knew that. Do the cells in the source book referenced by the formulas that return #N/A themselves contain formulas? If so, we might be looking in the wrong place and find that the cells in the source book (as saved) themselves contain #N/A and so are being faithfully represented. When you open the source workbook though it is recalculated and you don't see the #N/A ?? I'm largely out of ideas - haven't experienced this issue myself - or heard about it from anyone else. The only workaround I can suggest is opening the source workbook. I'm willing to look at the workbooks if you would like to send them (though possibly the problem won't transfer with them). Bill underscore Manville at Compuserve dot com Bill Manville MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England No email replies please - respond to newsgroup |
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Error message #N/A appears in linked cells
I get this error frequently, it is caused because the files being linked to
are large and the linked data can not be retrieved unless the source files are open. More annoyingly sometimes opening the files with the links in I get an error message saying that there is not enough memory to open the file with the links and then the file opens but with none of its formatting. The only way round is to open the large source files first and then the file which links to them. I do rather bring it on myself by having files of several mb size linking to about 6 - 8 other files, often 2 or 3 of these source files are large too. My advise is to use manual calculation (calculate on save, which prevents lost data when excel crashes, another side effect of numerous links) and to always open any files being linked to (edit links, open source). Links to unopened files can give error messages, or more worryingly inaccurate results. Barbara "Bill Manville" wrote in message ... Jake wrote: Here is a sample formula: Nothing obvious, I fear - but you knew that. Do the cells in the source book referenced by the formulas that return #N/A themselves contain formulas? If so, we might be looking in the wrong place and find that the cells in the source book (as saved) themselves contain #N/A and so are being faithfully represented. When you open the source workbook though it is recalculated and you don't see the #N/A ?? I'm largely out of ideas - haven't experienced this issue myself - or heard about it from anyone else. The only workaround I can suggest is opening the source workbook. I'm willing to look at the workbooks if you would like to send them (though possibly the problem won't transfer with them). Bill underscore Manville at Compuserve dot com Bill Manville MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England No email replies please - respond to newsgroup |
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