auto update xls document from separate file
 

What I want to do is have one separate xls file to use as a database,
then when any changes are made to this file, have other files
automatically update, without actually opening them and separatly
adding the data.
Is this possible?


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kaplonk,

No. You must open an Excel file to change it. You could have the change
happen automatically when you _do_ open it, but you must open it.

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


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What I want to do is have one separate xls file to use as a database,
then when any changes are made to this file, have other files
automatically update, without actually opening them and separatly
adding the data.
Is this possible?


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And it becomes a real pain to keep all the workbooks in sync. (If the other
file is in use, how do you keep track of those changes.)

If I were you, I'd try my best to keep all my data in one spot. If you need
other "report" workbooks, it's usually much easier starting with the combined
data and extracting info when you need to. (But these report workbooks are just
reports--no updates would be saved to the real data.)

kaplonk wrote:

What I want to do is have one separate xls file to use as a database,
then when any changes are made to this file, have other files
automatically update, without actually opening them and separatly
adding the data.
Is this possible?

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