Updating Links in Excel Workbooks Got any Excel Questions?. Lot's More: Update Links in Excel When you have formula links in an Excel Workbook (destination) to another Excel Workbook (source) you will be asked if you wish to update links in the Workbook (destination) each time you open it. This can be painful when you always want, or don't want, links updated. Automatically Answer the Start -up Prompt in the Same way Each Time Update Links Automatically: 1) On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Edit tab. 2) Clear the Ask to update automatic links check box.

The code below sets the workbooks and opens the one not already open. However the code gets interrupted as the DailyWb contains links where excel displays. Jan 07, 2017 Open the workbook in the version of Excel in which the workbook was last saved. When you are prompted to update the links, click No. Because the file was last saved in this version of Excel, links are not forced to update. Calculation can occur with the last known value of the link.

If the box is cleared, the links are automatically updated, and no alert is displayed. This option is for the current user only, and affects every workbook opened. Other users of the workbook are not affected. Update/ Don't Update Links 1) On Edit menu, click Links. 2) Click Start -up Prompt. 3) Select the option you want. Note You will still be notified if there are any broken links Warning This option affects all users of the workbook.

If you choose to not update links, and not to prompt, users of the workbook will not know the data is out of date. Opening Workbook via VBA Code If you are using Excel VBA to open the Workbook the problem can be addressed in the Workbook Open Method. Sub OpenUpdate() Workbooks.Open FileNmae:= _ 'C: My Documents LinkedBook.xls', UpdateLinks:=xlUpdateLinksAlways End Sub Sub OpenDontUpdate() Workbooks.Open FileNmae:= _ 'C: My Documents LinkedBook.xls', UpdateLinks:=xlUpdateLinksNever End Sub Sub OpenUpdateLinksPerSettings() Workbooks.Open FileNmae:= _ 'C: My Documents LinkedBook.xls', UpdateLinks:=xlUpdateLinksUserSetting End Sub.

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