I have two excel files. One is pulling data off the Internet with Get
External Data.

I am referencing various cells from the above file in a second file. When
the values in the first file change (either because of external data refresh
or because I enter new data), I want the second file's cells that reference
the first file's cells to change also.

In the second (dependent) file, I go to Edit/Links..., choose "automatic",
and/or click Update.

The only way I can get this to work, is after the source file's data
changes, I have to save that file. If I don't do a File/Save the Update
steps do not pull in the new data.

Excel help says that the cells in the dependent file will update
automatically if both files are open... but that doesn't work. I tried
opening both files on my PC using the same instance of Excel, and still--
when I click Update on Edit/Links... the dependent file's cells do not
reflect what is in the file I am linking to. But if I save the source file
first, then it works.

I "can" File/Save the source file after every refresh, but saving that
frequently causes other problems.

Any ideas? I'm using Excel2000 on Windows2000.

Could it be that one or both of the files need automatic calculation to get
this right?

check the settings in ToolOptionsCalculation

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten

"gifer" wrote in message
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I have two excel files. One is pulling data off the Internet with Get
External Data.

I am referencing various cells from the above file in a second file. When
the values in the first file change (either because of external data
refresh or because I enter new data), I want the second file's cells that
reference the first file's cells to change also.

In the second (dependent) file, I go to Edit/Links..., choose "automatic",
and/or click Update.

The only way I can get this to work, is after the source file's data
changes, I have to save that file. If I don't do a File/Save the Update
steps do not pull in the new data.

Excel help says that the cells in the dependent file will update
automatically if both files are open... but that doesn't work. I tried
opening both files on my PC using the same instance of Excel, and still--
when I click Update on Edit/Links... the dependent file's cells do not
reflect what is in the file I am linking to. But if I save the source file
first, then it works.

I "can" File/Save the source file after every refresh, but saving that
frequently causes other problems.

Any ideas? I'm using Excel2000 on Windows2000.