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There are various causes for broken Connector links. Common causes include:

  • Moving or deleting the Working Papers file
  • Moving a Connector document
  • Referencing multiple files in documents
  • Incorrect syntax in linkages
Excel Breaking Links Not Working

To identify the cause of a broken link, attempt the following procedures.

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Ensure the link can connect to the Working Papers file

Ensure the link can connect to the Working Papers file. On the Connector menu, click Tools Link Paths. Look for any paths with a broken link icon. If any link paths are broken, you can correct them in Tools DDE Links Edit DDE Link. For UDF linkages, search your document for links using the clientfile argument and correct the file paths. If you cannot break links in Excel® then follow these steps (backup your file first): Unprotect each sheet in your problem file: HOME RIBBON – (CELLS) FORMAT – PROTECT SHEETS Break links: DATA RIBBON – (CONNECTIONS) EDIT LINKS – Select sheet then BREAK LINK Delete all named ranges to. Mac Excel - Break Link and Ignore Links features are not working I noticed in an excel file that it contained links to external files. I go to break the links, but they never clear out. Excel offers a function to break links, but this function only works with the links within formulas. Usually normal workbook links within formulas can be cut easily using Edit links function in Excel. Go to data ribbon If the Edit links button is not grey in color then it means there is at least one active link to another data source.

On the Connector menu, click Tools | Link Paths. Look for any paths with a broken link icon. If any link paths are broken, you can correct them in Tools | DDE Links | Edit DDE Link. For UDF linkages, search your document for links using the client_file argument and correct the file paths.

Ensure the active file is correct

If your document connects to the Working Papers file that is currently open, ensure Connector is recognizing this specific file. Use the Link Paths dialog or the Linkage dialog to assess the current connection. If you have multiple files open, try closing the file not in use.

Ensure the link syntax is correct

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If you are getting errors such as #VALUE, #N/A or #REF in your document, see Error Messages for a list of errors and causes.

Verify your Excel settings

If Connector commands are not working properly, they may be blocked by Excel. See Common Issues in Excel for a list of issues and solutions.

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Usually when you want to break or amend a link in Excel you use the Edit Links feature under the data ribbon. You can either re-point the link or choose to break it, at which point the last updated values are left intact.

Sometimes these external links prove to be very resistant to breaking or changing in any way.

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Quicktime player for mac how to pause screen recording. The resistant ones may be hidden within data validation ranges, named ranges or chart source data and are a b~**¬! of a job to locate.

I’ve scoured the web for macro ideas to break the links but the ones I’ve found are only as good as the Edit Links feature and that has already failed me.

I have found a solution for breaking resistant links (see answer from Outjet).

High power wireless usb adapter driver download. It works but is quite a task.

I had a number of spreadsheets that required de-linking so I saved copies of them all in a folder called “Breaklinks”. Here are the instructions for breaking the external links for one workbook.

  • Make a copy of your linked spreadsheet.
  • Change the file extension to .zip (instead of .xlsx). You will probably need to amend the view options and untick the option that says to hide extensions. You will get a warning that your file may not work if you change the extension – just press OK.
  • Double click the file to view in winzip
  • Sort in file name order
  • Highlight and delete all files beginning with external links
  • Close winzip
  • Amend the file extension to the original .xlsx (or in my case .xlsm)
  • Open spreadsheet in Excel – choose to repair sheet
  • Save and enjoy an unlinked spreadsheet

The only problem with this technique is that its quite a blunt tool and will remove all external links. I’d quite like to be able to pick and choose, thereby allowing me to remove the problematic links and leave the ones I want. Indianwap kannada old songs download. If anyone has a clue how to identify and remove the resistant external links I would appreciate your comments.

**UPDATE**
I’m going to answer my own question now.
When you get to the “Double click the file to view in winzip” stage. If you sort the files in name order so that all the external link files are together you will see some with the extension .rels If you dble click to open these you will be able to see details of the file it links to. If you go through each of the .rels files you can identify which external links you should delete and which ones you can leave untouched.

So we now have a very precise way to delete external links.

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