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File not found is opened thru hyperlink
I have an Excel workbook that has links to a workbook in
another folder. I have placed a hyperlink to my Excel file in a word document. If i click this hyperlink however i always get File Not Found and have to locate it each time. I have checked the link, updated the source and saved the file but the error still happens. If i open the Excel from explorer i don't get the error. It only happens when i open it using the Word hyperlink... Any ideas? |
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Alan wrote:
I have an Excel workbook that has links to a workbook in another folder. I have placed a hyperlink to my Excel file in a word document. If i click this hyperlink however i always get File Not Found and have to locate it each time. I have checked the link, updated the source and saved the file but the error still happens. If i open the Excel from explorer i don't get the error. It only happens when i open it using the Word hyperlink... In a quick test I was unable to reproduce this. Perhaps some more information would help: - which version of Excel and Word? - what directory is the Word file in? - what directory is the Excel file referenced by the hyperlink in? - what directory is the Excel file referenced by the Excel link in? - what is the File / Properties / Summary / Hyperlink Base setting in the Word file? Bill Manville MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England No email replies please - respond to newsgroup |
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I am experience the same problem except mine is between excel files. It
appears the problem is in the directory structure of our network. If I hyper link to a file in the same or lower (in the tree) directory or even a link in the directory to a sub-directory, they work fine. But if I link to a directory closer to the root it will work fine until the file is calced or saved. In the address the beginning of the address is relaced with".." "Bill Manville" wrote: Alan wrote: I have an Excel workbook that has links to a workbook in another folder. I have placed a hyperlink to my Excel file in a word document. If i click this hyperlink however i always get File Not Found and have to locate it each time. I have checked the link, updated the source and saved the file but the error still happens. If i open the Excel from explorer i don't get the error. It only happens when i open it using the Word hyperlink... In a quick test I was unable to reproduce this. Perhaps some more information would help: - which version of Excel and Word? - what directory is the Word file in? - what directory is the Excel file referenced by the hyperlink in? - what directory is the Excel file referenced by the Excel link in? - what is the File / Properties / Summary / Hyperlink Base setting in the Word file? Bill Manville MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England No email replies please - respond to newsgroup |
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Try File / Properties / Hyperlink Base and set a ficticious server
address such as \\Junk\Directory. I think that will force hyperlinks to be absolute. Of course if you then move the files this will be bad news.... Bill Manville MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England No email replies please - respond to newsgroup |
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