Excel: How to implement #REF! scenarios When Using INDIRECT with Merged Cells
I'm stuck trying to Quick question that's been bugging me - I'm trying to configure I've spent hours debugging this and I'm reviewing some code and I'm working on a project and hit a roadblock..... I'm experiencing a frustrating scenario with the INDIRECT function in Excel. I have a set of merged cells in my sheet that I use to reference a range dynamically. However, when I try to use INDIRECT to pull data from these merged cells, I keep getting a #REF! behavior. I suspect this has something to do with the way merged cells are handled in Excel, but I'm not sure how to address it. Here's a brief look at my setup: - The merged cell is located at A1 and spans across A1:B1. - I'm trying to reference this merged cell from another location using the following formula: ```excel =INDIRECT("A1") ``` This formula returns #REF! when the merged cell is referenced. I've also tried using the address of the merged cells, like: ```excel =INDIRECT("R1C1", FALSE) ``` But I still get the same behavior. I know that merged cells can often lead to complications, especially with functions like INDIRECT. I've even tested unmerging the cells to see if that resolves the scenario, and it does work fine if the cells are not merged. Are there any workarounds or best practices I can apply to reference merged cells without running into the #REF! behavior? I'm using Excel 365, and this is causing a important disruption in my workflow. Any insights would be greatly appreciated! Has anyone else encountered this? This is part of a larger web app I'm building. Is there a better approach? I'm working on a CLI tool that needs to handle this. Any examples would be super helpful. Thanks for any help you can provide! My development environment is Ubuntu 22.04.