Here is the function that you can simply put in cell B1 and then drag it down along the Ticker list in column A of your file. Or, you can simply use the downloadable file below. I have put n sample Tickers in the enclosed file. (The Excel workbook enclosed would require MS Office 2010)

File:

=HYPERLINK(“http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=”&A1&“&ql=1″)

In the above I have highlighted some part of the text in BOLD and ITALICS. These parts are basically those parts of the hyperlink which are constant. The only dynamic part is the cell range (i.e. A1 in the above formula).

If you used the above formula without the function, the result will be simply a text – http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=A1&ql=1. To make this text a hyperlink, you would need to envelope this text in HYPERLINK() function.

I came to your website looking how to reference a Excel cell. For example, if I have AAPL in cell A1, I am looking for how to create a Yahoo Finance hyperlink, http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=aapl&ql=1. However, instead of static link of AAPL, I want to reference to cell A1.
I hope this makes sense as in the A column, I have a ticker list.
The end result I am looking for is a formula that creates a hyperlink to the yahoo finance summary page using the cells located in A1, A2, A3, etc.

Welcome to my blog.

Can you please explain your query in detail? I’ll be more than happy to resolve it for you. In case you want to send an email, send it to ExcelMatic@Dhakkanz.com. I’ll take it from there.

Cheers!
Mohit

As a neophyte, can anyone advise me how to apply a condition to a value? The “If” function does not seem to work – I want to activate one formula if “True” i.e. value >= 0, and a second, different, formula if the value is = 100 means “over budget” is not what I require.

This does not seem to be addressed in the “?”, yet seems such a basic requirement.

If someone can direct me that would be great, and much appreciated.

Thanks.

Wade Lewis (6@myhandle.com)

Thanks a gain guys. Your appreciation only keeps me going on.

- Mohit

Thanks

Nikhil

Try this function:

=CHAR(VLOOKUP(CODE(D1),CODE(A1:B8),2,0))

But for this function to work properly, you will have to use this function as an Array Function. In case you do not know about Array function, please visit these pages:

http://www.excelmatic.dhakkanz.com/what-are-array-functions-or-array-formulas/

http://www.excelmatic.dhakkanz.com/usage-of-array-functions/

http://www.excelmatic.dhakkanz.com/how-to-calculate-subtotals-using-array-functions/

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Mohit

I tried your suggestion but it did not work. It seems that the VLookUp function looks for the first letter that matches my querry. What if I try to make it into a logical formula to make it case sensitive? I’ve tried to make a formula using =If(exact(VLookup(….. etc but I can’t seem to make it logical enough to get the results. Or is it posible to define the letters to make Vlookup case sensitive? Or, probably, Vlookup is not the correct function for that?

Thanks! I hope you won’t get tired of answering questions.

Firstly thanks for the kind words.

For your query, I have clearly understood what you are trying to achieve here and I can tell you that it is not possible.

Here is the reason for this function to not meet your requirements: The VLookup function ‘looks up’ the search value (in your case, the value in D1) only in the first column of the specified range in the function. In your case, the letter ‘A’ is in the second column, hence cannot be looked up.

In case you want separate values to be returned by the function for ‘a’ and ‘A’ (and similarly other characters) you would need to mention them separately in column A itself. Here is an example:

a 1
b 2
c 3
A 4
B 5
C 6

Or, in case I have understood your requirement incorrectly, please do send me an email at – Mohit.Khurana@Dhakkanz.com. I will be more than happy to solve your query.