Using INDIRECT function in sheet name in IMPORTRANGE function

Question

I want to create a Resource Planning spreadsheet, which imports data from a Monthly Planning spreadsheet using Google Sheets. The Monthly Planning spreadsheet has one sheet per month, named 'Oct 2013', 'Nov 2013', etc. In the Resource Planning spreadsheet I would like to always import the current month using Google Sheet's IMPORTRANGE function:

=TEXT(NOW(),"MMM yyyy")

The formula above would give me the current month / year in the format, which is also used for the sheet names in the Monthly Planning, e.g. 'Oct 2013'

=ImportRange("UniqueKey",INDIRECT(TEXT(NOW(),"MMM yyyy")&"!SheetRange"))

The IMPORTRANGE function just gives me a #REF! error though. Tested directly in the Monthly Planning sheet I can call the content of another cell with:

=INDIRECT(TEXT(NOW(),"MMM yyyy")&"!SheetRange"

though, hence either the IMPORTRANGE function does not like the INDIRECT function or I am doing something wrong.

wchiquito wchiquito · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-08T12:57:00

You really need to use INDIRECT? I think the formula shown below, should do what you need:

=ImportRange("UniqueKey"; TEXT(NOW(),"MMM yyyy")&"!SheetRange")

Using INDIRECT function in sheet name in IMPORTRANGE function

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