linked workbooks in different folders...
 

Here's my situation:

I have a group of folders that is routinely copied to an alternate
location. There are excel files contained within; some of them in the
main directory path, some within subfolders.

I've tried linking these excel workbooks together; however, when I
copy the directory tree, the only files that automatically update
their links are the ones that reside in the same folder. The files
that reside in a subfolder won't automatically update.

Is there a way to point Excel to a workbook using a relative link,
instead of the absolute link it uses by deafult? I know I can go into
each excel file and use Edit Links, but I'm looking for a method
that won't stress our less computer-savvy users.

If the source and destination files are in the same folder the files
can be moved to a different folder and the link will still work.

If the source file is in a subfolder of the folder containing the
destination file the whole structure can be moved and the link will
still work.

Otherwise you need to change the links.

See if you can arrange your files differently.

Bill Manville
MVP - Microsoft Excel, Oxford, England
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