Unwanted Change to File Name in Link

I have posted this in excel.misc but this seems to be a better fit.
Apologies for the duplicate Post

I have an Excel workbook (Call it A) that extracts version informaton
from a series of templates.

However if one of those templates is used to create a workbook whilst
workbook A is open, then the filename in the link changes to the
daughter woorkbook.


This is unwanted.


I have a work around .


By making workbook A a template, the derived workbooks change as
described above but are discarded and the original version is
retained. I find this inelegant.


Anyone able to explain the behaviour (or is it a feature )


Nick