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MS Office Forum / Excel / Links / September 2008Links between workbooks
Is there a way to maintain a link(s) between workbooks contained within sub-folders of a master folder when you copy the master folder? Right now all the links refer back to the workbook in the copied folder.  SignatureJimD In general, links TO files in the same folder or a sub-folder thereof are held as relative and so survive moves of the whole structure. Links to files in the parent folder MAY be held as relative, but may not be - especially if the folder is accessed via a UNC filename, e.g. \\server\dir. If the links are not held as relative then you are out of luck. Use Edit > Links > Change Source. Or, if there are lots of files with links I could offer a free utility to change the links (LinkManager; email me at Bill underscore Manville at Compuserve dot com). Bill Manville MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England No email replies please - respond to newsgroup I have this both on our server and locally on my C drive (which has never been to or linked to the copy on the server) and they both hold their links to the copied folder instead of being held relative to each other within the folder structure. SignatureJimD > In general, links TO files in the same folder or a sub-folder thereof > are held as relative and so survive moves of the whole structure. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England > No email replies please - respond to newsgroup I repeat my previous reply. Bill Manville MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England No email replies please - respond to newsgroup Hi Bill, I am planning a data migration and would like to scan prior now to identify which workbooks have external references that will be affected by a path change. Would you please send me a copy of your LinkManager Utility to enable me to do this. CathH > In general, links TO files in the same folder or a sub-folder thereof > are held as relative and so survive moves of the whole structure. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England > No email replies please - respond to newsgroup > Would you please send me a copy of your LinkManager Utility to > enable me to do this. I would be very happy to do so. Unfortunately I don't know your email address. So why don't you email me (Bill underscore Manville at Compuserve dot com) with the request so that I can attach it to my reply. Bill Manville MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England No email replies please - respond to newsgroup |
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