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Updating Closed External Refs
Hi All,
We're running 2003 and when I open files with external references, it can't update them unless they are open on my machine. The files are on a network - any reason why they won't update if the files are closed? If this is normal, is there a work-around? Many thanks, Thomas. |
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What formulas are you using?
Some functions *can* work on closed files, while others cannot. For example: Sumif and Countif and Indirect *cannot*, while the array set-up of =Sum(If ... .) *can*. Post some of your formulas. -- Regards, RD ================================================== === Please keep all correspondence within the Group, so all may benefit! ================================================== === wrote in message ups.com... Hi All, We're running 2003 and when I open files with external references, it can't update them unless they are open on my machine. The files are on a network - any reason why they won't update if the files are closed? If this is normal, is there a work-around? Many thanks, Thomas. |
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On May 5, 1:53 pm, "RagDyeR" wrote:
What formulas are you using? Some functions *can* work on closed files, while others cannot. For example: Sumif and Countif and Indirect *cannot*, while the array set-up of =Sum(If .. .) *can*. Post some of your formulas. Thanks RD, Unfortunately, the majority are of the Sumif variety, with a few simple = formulas. For example =SUMIF('\\Desktop1\Timesheets\[TP 2005.xls]January'!$C$15:$C$300,$B $4,'\\Desktop1\Timesheets\[TP 2005.xls]January'!$D$15:$D$300) We're drawing together everyone's time sheets across every year and breaking the information back down into projects, for billing purposes. There are nearly 100 projects, eight staff, three years, etc. The staff timesheets must be individual as they are confidential and are often open at the same time (our system automatically opens them every morning for each member of staff). The projects could potentially be combined in one spreadsheet, but it would be gargantuan, given that most projects run 36+ months, are billed monthly and it is easiest to have the monthly sheets printable. The other option would be to combine them with a sheet per project and a dense table of all data. We could then break out months not directly from Excel but rather using a print-merge. Really, we'd just rather everything could update through - any workarounds other than having 325 worksheets open at once? Thanks, Thomas. |
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I guess *YOU DIDN'T FOLLOW* when I said:
<<<"while the array set-up of =Sum(If .. .) *can*.(work)" Try this *array* formula: =SUM(IF('\\Desktop1\Timesheets\[TP 2005.xls]January'!$C$15:$C$300=$B$4,'\\Desktop1\Timesheets\[TP 2005.xls]January'!$D$15:$D$300)) -- Array formulas must be entered with CSE, <Ctrl <Shift <Enter, instead of the regular <Enter, which will *automatically* enclose the formula in curly brackets, which *cannot* be done manually. You *must also* use CSE when revising the formula. -- HTH, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- wrote in message oups.com... On May 5, 1:53 pm, "RagDyeR" wrote: What formulas are you using? Some functions *can* work on closed files, while others cannot. For example: Sumif and Countif and Indirect *cannot*, while the array set-up of =Sum(If .. .) *can*. Post some of your formulas. Thanks RD, Unfortunately, the majority are of the Sumif variety, with a few simple = formulas. For example =SUMIF('\\Desktop1\Timesheets\[TP 2005.xls]January'!$C$15:$C$300,$B $4,'\\Desktop1\Timesheets\[TP 2005.xls]January'!$D$15:$D$300) We're drawing together everyone's time sheets across every year and breaking the information back down into projects, for billing purposes. There are nearly 100 projects, eight staff, three years, etc. The staff timesheets must be individual as they are confidential and are often open at the same time (our system automatically opens them every morning for each member of staff). The projects could potentially be combined in one spreadsheet, but it would be gargantuan, given that most projects run 36+ months, are billed monthly and it is easiest to have the monthly sheets printable. The other option would be to combine them with a sheet per project and a dense table of all data. We could then break out months not directly from Excel but rather using a print-merge. Really, we'd just rather everything could update through - any workarounds other than having 325 worksheets open at once? Thanks, Thomas. |
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On May 6, 1:48 pm, "Ragdyer" wrote:
I guess *YOU DIDN'T FOLLOW* when I said: <<<"while the array set-up of =Sum(If .. .) *can*.(work)" Try this *array* formula: =SUM(IF('\\Desktop1\Timesheets\[TP 2005.xls]January'!$C$15:$C$300=$B$4,'\\Desktop1\Timesheets\[TP 2005.xls]January'!$D$15:$D$300)) -- Array formulas must be entered with CSE, <Ctrl <Shift <Enter, instead of the regular <Enter, which will *automatically* enclose the formula in curly brackets, which *cannot* be done manually. You *must also* use CSE when revising the formula. -- HTH, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- wrote in message oups.com... On May 5, 1:53 pm, "RagDyeR" wrote: What formulas are you using? Some functions *can* work on closed files, while others cannot. For example: Sumif and Countif and Indirect *cannot*, while the array set-up of =Sum(If .. .) *can*. Post some of your formulas. Thanks RD, Unfortunately, the majority are of the Sumif variety, with a few simple = formulas. For example =SUMIF('\\Desktop1\Timesheets\[TP 2005.xls]January'!$C$15:$C$300,$B $4,'\\Desktop1\Timesheets\[TP 2005.xls]January'!$D$15:$D$300) We're drawing together everyone's time sheets across every year and breaking the information back down into projects, for billing purposes. There are nearly 100 projects, eight staff, three years, etc. The staff timesheets must be individual as they are confidential and are often open at the same time (our system automatically opens them every morning for each member of staff). The projects could potentially be combined in one spreadsheet, but it would be gargantuan, given that most projects run 36+ months, are billed monthly and it is easiest to have the monthly sheets printable. The other option would be to combine them with a sheet per project and a dense table of all data. We could then break out months not directly from Excel but rather using a print-merge. Really, we'd just rather everything could update through - any workarounds other than having 325 worksheets open at once? Thanks, Thomas. That is superb, thank you very much. |
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Appreciate the feed-back.
-- Regards, RD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the Group, so all may benefit ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- wrote in message ups.com... On May 6, 1:48 pm, "Ragdyer" wrote: I guess *YOU DIDN'T FOLLOW* when I said: <<<"while the array set-up of =Sum(If .. .) *can*.(work)" Try this *array* formula: =SUM(IF('\\Desktop1\Timesheets\[TP 2005.xls]January'!$C$15:$C$300=$B$4,'\\Desktop1\Timesheets\[TP 2005.xls]January'!$D$15:$D$300)) -- Array formulas must be entered with CSE, <Ctrl <Shift <Enter, instead of the regular <Enter, which will *automatically* enclose the formula in curly brackets, which *cannot* be done manually. You *must also* use CSE when revising the formula. -- HTH, RD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- wrote in message oups.com... On May 5, 1:53 pm, "RagDyeR" wrote: What formulas are you using? Some functions *can* work on closed files, while others cannot. For example: Sumif and Countif and Indirect *cannot*, while the array set-up of =Sum(If .. .) *can*. Post some of your formulas. Thanks RD, Unfortunately, the majority are of the Sumif variety, with a few simple = formulas. For example =SUMIF('\\Desktop1\Timesheets\[TP 2005.xls]January'!$C$15:$C$300,$B $4,'\\Desktop1\Timesheets\[TP 2005.xls]January'!$D$15:$D$300) We're drawing together everyone's time sheets across every year and breaking the information back down into projects, for billing purposes. There are nearly 100 projects, eight staff, three years, etc. The staff timesheets must be individual as they are confidential and are often open at the same time (our system automatically opens them every morning for each member of staff). The projects could potentially be combined in one spreadsheet, but it would be gargantuan, given that most projects run 36+ months, are billed monthly and it is easiest to have the monthly sheets printable. The other option would be to combine them with a sheet per project and a dense table of all data. We could then break out months not directly from Excel but rather using a print-merge. Really, we'd just rather everything could update through - any workarounds other than having 325 worksheets open at once? Thanks, Thomas. That is superb, thank you very much. |
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