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Default Absolute External Link?

How can I set a link in the destination workbook to remain pointing to the
same place (the source workbook) no matter where destination sheet has been
copied.

I have a mapped network drive that many other systems rely on having the
same mapped drive letter. I want to utilize this mapping to point via an
external link to lookup data ranges based upon a cycle that is keyed. How do
i make this Link an absolute reference to the location?

The problem I have is that when the destination workbook is copied to a
different folder or drive the link's pointer changes which breaks the link.
I see how to change links from automatic to manual update... but that does
not prevent the drive:path to the master sheet from attempting to change to
what excel thinks it should now point to. Is there some way to prefix the
link (Like using "$" in cell references) to force them to be an absolute
reference?

Maybe some code to rebuild the linking cell's formula on open?

Thoughts?

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John
 
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