ExcelBanter - Running Macros

That code is written to run from within an Excel workbook. It would run
automatically each time that workbook is opened.

Since, as I recall, you got the code from another example somewhere, it may
be that the Open event for the workbook is not the place you want it, but you
would probably want it to be a regular Macro that you would call on demand
from within Excel.

Open Excel, use [Alt]+[F11] to open up the VBA editor. Choose Insert |
Module and cut and paste this into the module:

Sub GetLinkedData()
Dim vLinkSources
Dim iLinkSource As Integer
Dim AnySheet As Worksheet
For Each AnySheet In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(AnySheet.Name).Unprotect _
Password:="mypassword"
Next
vLinkSources = ActiveWorkbook.LinkSources(xlExcelLinks)
If Not IsEmpty(vLinkSources) Then
For iLinkSource = LBound(vLinkSources) To _
UBound(vLinkSources)
ActiveWorkbook.UpdateLink vLinkSources(iLinkSource), _
xlExcelLinks
Next
End If
For Each AnySheet In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(AnySheet.Name).Protect _
Password:="mypassword"
Next
End Sub

That is the same code you had, just renamed and set up to be run as a
regular Macro from the Excel toolbar: Tools | Macros | Macro then highlight
its name and click the [Run] button.

But this is going to just deal with the one workbook - and you've got 200 or
so of them to deal with! There are a couple of different ways to deal with
this. Which way is best is kind of determined by where those other workbooks
are. If they are all in one folder, there's one pretty efficient way to do
it in code. If they may be scattered around there are other ways to deal
with them.

You'll need code to identify and open them just at the start of what you
have now (right after the DIM statements) and close each up after the updates
to it are done right before the End Sub statement.

Also, the workbook with this code in it will have to be run on a system that
has access to the database or other source of information that the links in
the workbooks refer to for the updates to succeed.

" wrote:

I have the following Macro (which I need to run on approximately 200
different workbooks) -- what is the BEST way to achieve this? Should I use
a Function (and if so, what would it look like)?

NOTE: I'm assuming that this Macro should reside in a Module -- but, should
this be run outside of EXCEL (say, from a Form in ACCESS)?

Here's my code:

Does anyone see anything that I may be missing? Here's the MOST important
thing I need this code to do (assuming there are no further modifications
needed) ...

This code (Macro) needs to perform this same task on approximately 200
different Workbooks (all residing in the same Network Directory), but ONLY
when a Command Button is pressed. I'm assuming that I'll need to create a
Form (in ACCESS perhaps) and call this Macro -- correct? How would I do
this, and how would I get this Macro to perform this Link Update on all 200
or so Workbooks?

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Dim vLinkSources
Dim iLinkSource As Integer
Dim AnySheet As Worksheet
For Each AnySheet In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(AnySheet.Name).Unprotect
Password:="mypassword"
Next
vLinkSources = ActiveWorkbook.LinkSources(xlExcelLinks)
If Not IsEmpty(vLinkSources) Then
For iLinkSource = LBound(vLinkSources) To
UBound(vLinkSources)
ActiveWorkbook.UpdateLink vLinkSources(iLinkSource), xlExcelLinks
Next
End If
For Each AnySheet In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(AnySheet.Name).Protect
Password:="mypassword"
Next
End Sub