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I'm sure this question has been asked many times in the past, but I haven't had much luck finding a solution. Using OLE, where an Excel spreadsheet cell range is the source, is it possible to specify a directory path as a relative link as opposed to an absolute link. Thanks, Bob Mc |
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Bob Mc wrote:
Using OLE, where an Excel spreadsheet cell range is the source, is it possible to specify a directory path as a relative link as opposed to an absolute link. If you are talking about formula links from one Excel cell to another, they are, in effect, always held as relative links if the two files are in the same directory or related directories on the same drive. Bill Manville MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England No email replies please - respond to newsgroup |
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Bill,
Thanks for your response to my question. I'll try to describe the situation a little better. I have CAD drawings that I've inserted (insert/link) certain cell ranges from an Excel spreadsheet. I use the CAD drawings and the Excel spreadsheet for various projects. When I begin a new project, I create a new directory for that particular project. I then copy/paste the necessary CAD files as well as the Excel spreadsheet to this new directory. When I open a CAD drawing in the new directory, the OLE links still refer to the instance of the Excel spreadsheet that resides in the original directory that I copied it from (I believe this is an absolute path, correct?). What I'd like to have is relative OLE links, where the OLE links refer to the instance of the Excel spreadsheet residing in the new directory. I realize that I can "update" the links to the new instance of the spreadsheet, but wondered if there was a way to save this step. I'm not sure how well I've explained this. I can try to provide an example if you like. Thanks, Bob Mc "Bill Manville" wrote in message ... Bob Mc wrote: Using OLE, where an Excel spreadsheet cell range is the source, is it possible to specify a directory path as a relative link as opposed to an absolute link. If you are talking about formula links from one Excel cell to another, they are, in effect, always held as relative links if the two files are in the same directory or related directories on the same drive. Bill Manville MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England No email replies please - respond to newsgroup |
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Bob Mc wrote:
What I'd like to have is relative OLE links, where the OLE links refer to the instance of the Excel spreadsheet residing in the new directory. I realize that I can "update" the links to the new instance of the spreadsheet, but wondered if there was a way to save this step. Thanks for the clear explanation. I am not aware of a way to do this. Sorry. Bill Manville MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England No email replies please - respond to newsgroup |
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