Link Excel Word Current Directory

[WJFinNZ]

I have a Word 2007 Doc with multiple links (not embedded) to one Excel
Worksheet. The two have many copies for different uses and users but always
appear in a folder together. Is there a quick way to set Links in the Word
document to the equivalent of $CurrentDirectory so that I do not have to
update a long list of Links every time I copy it to a new location. Managing
Trust Centre is not a problem.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

See Item 7 in the article at
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;159940

The following macro can also be used to update the links:

' Macro created 26/10/01 by Doug Robbins to update links in a document
'
Dim alink As Field, linktype As Range, linkfile As Range
Dim linklocation As Range, i As Integer, j As Integer, linkcode As Range
Dim Message, Title, Default, Newfile
Dim counter As Long


counter = 0
For Each alink In ActiveDocument.Fields
If alink.Type = wdFieldLink Then

Set linkcode = alink.Code
i = InStr(linkcode, Chr(34))
Set linktype = alink.Code
linktype.End = linktype.Start + i
j = InStr(Mid(linkcode, i + 1), Chr(34))
Set linklocation = alink.Code
linklocation.Start = linklocation.Start + i + j - 1
If counter = 0 Then
Set linkfile = alink.Code
linkfile.End = linkfile.Start + i + j - 1
linkfile.Start = linkfile.Start + i
Message = "Enter the modified path and filename following this
Format " & linkfile
Title = "Update Link"
Default = linkfile
Newfile = InputBox(Message, Title, Default)
End If
linkcode.Text = linktype & Newfile & linklocation
counter = counter + 1
End If
Next alink


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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP