You can use the FindLinks utility found here to find the reason for the
link:

http://www.oaltd.co.uk/MVP/Default.htm

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Jim
"FARAZ QURESHI" wrote in message
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| When I open a workbook I am informed that the file contains external links
| and whether I want to update or not? I have tried many times to:
| 1. Open the file without updating;
| 2. Break links by Edit Links Selecting the link and breaking the same;
|
| The problem is that neither the link breaks/removes nor does such an
| external file, as referred to in the break links dialogue box, abc.xls, is
| found by Ctrl+F selecting the search for the whole workbook.
|
| Thus, again leading to the same painful alert coming up every time I
re-open
| the same file.
|
| What should I do?
|
| Please help.
|
| Thanx In Advance,
|
| Best Regards,
| FARAZ A. QURESHI