Michael,

If you are using office XP then you can alter the way the workbook opens
using the edit links option within Excel. However, this would result in the
link being opened and workbook 1 updating automattically, if this is your
desired result then go with it. Unfortunatly I have not found a way of doing
this within Excel 2000.

Regards

Mick

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A workbook of mine, Workbook1, links to another workbook, Workbook2,
that is stored elsewhere. Whenever I open Workbook1, I always get the
following message box:


This workbook contains links to other data sources
If you update the links, Excel attempts to retrieve the latest data.
If you do not update the links, Excel uses the previous information.
Update Button Don't Update Button Help Button


I don't want this message box to appear when Workbook1 is opened. Is
there a way to disable this message for Workbook1, so that anyone who
uses Workbook1 (or a copy of Workbook1) will not have to respond to the

prompt? Can it be done using excel built-in features? If not, can it be

done using vba code?


Thanks for your time and consideration folks.


Michael