Troubleshoot:Automatically go to a cell based upon the value in another cell.

Automatically go to a cell based upon the value in another cell.

I am wanting to have excel go to the cell that is referenced in another cell.
For example, if I could get cell A1 to contain the text "B178" or "=B178", I would like to have excel select cell B178.
If the vale of A1 was to change to B173, that cell would be selected instead.
Is this possible at all?
Many thanks in advance.
 
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Anwsers to the Problem Automatically go to a cell based upon the value in another cell.

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It is possible through the use of a macro associated with the sheet's _Change() event.  This works very well if you are manually entering the address into cell A1, it could be somewhat 'spotty' in operation if the contents of A1 is created using a formula,
depending on where the formula gets its values from.
Here's the very basic code for accomplishing this.  It is worksheet event code so to put it into the correct place, select the worksheet and right-click on it's name tab and select [View Code] from the pop-up list.  Copy and paste the code below into the
module that is then presented to you.  Close the VBA editor and try it out by typing valid address entries into A1.  You'll need to save the workbook as type .xlsm later, and remember to enable macro operation when you open it for use in the future.
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
  Static lastAddress As String
  If Range("A1") <> lastAddress Then
    lastAddress = Range("A1")
    'in case the entry is not a valid address
    On Error Resume Next
    Range(lastAddress).Select
    If Err <> 0 Then
      Err.Clear ' ignore the error
    End If
    On Error GoTo 0
  End If
End Sub

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