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Updating Links

I have copied a sheet from one workbook to another and I continue to get a "Update Links" each time I open the new WB. Although I can see that the link takes me back to the old WB, and if I break the link, I then lose some functionality in the new sheet....... is there a way to find out where the link is in the code or WB so I can fix it and then break the link?

Thank you,

B.

Carlos Ramirez

I think a simple way would be to search for "=+'["
without quotes:
=+'[

in formulas - this should jump you to each cell that has a sheet reference e.g.: =+'[myWorkbook.xls]Sheet1'!$E$6.

Thanks

Carlos Ramirez

If this is really time-exhausting while you are making updates, you can shut them off temporarily with:

File - Options - Advanced Tab, "When calculating this workbook " section

uncheck: Update links to other documents.

Thanks

Bright01

ASKER

Slycoder,

Thanks for the quick follow up. Is there a way to scan the entire Workbook? I did a Find and included;

=+'[

But nothing came back. Do I have to do it for each sheet? What about any Macro or Range Name References?

Thank you,

B.

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Bright01

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Dave,

Thanks for the tip. I did 1, 2 and 3 and still didn't match up with what the Link is showing me (from the Source where I copied it....but doesn't show up in any of the tabs or the Range Name Mgr.). BTW; where I have Ref errors on the Range Name, may I assume those range names are irrelivant in the new model? Anywhere else to look? If not I'm going to manually force a non-update to the sheet.

Comments?

Thanks,

B.

dlmille

Yes, you can delete ref errors.

Can you upload (is it sensitive info)?

Dave

Bright01

ASKER

Dave,

I actually found the link...it was in a macro. I'm not sure how you find errors in macros other then look througth each of them for references.

Thank you,

B.

Bright01

ASKER

Thanks Dave,

Your tips were very good and forced me to look at the Macros which is where I found the reference.

B.