External links in Excel files
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This is a post that contains a tool for analyzing the external links in an Excel Workbook.
The tool is intended to provide information regarding the linked workbooks, the cells from a workbook that contain external links, as well as the target worksheets and cells.
It will generate an XML report like this:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<workbook name="Testing.xls" numberOfLinks="4">
<link>XXXX.xlsm</link>
<link>YYYY.xlsm</link>
<link>ZZZZ.xlsm</link>
<link>TTTT.xlsm</link>
<oldLinks>
<oldLink>C:\Test\Sites\XXXX.xlsm</oldLink>
<oldLink>C:\Test\Sites\YYYY.xlsm</oldLink>
<oldLink>C:\Test\Sites\ZZZZ.xlsm</oldLink>
<oldLink>C:\Test\Sites\TTTT.xlsm</oldLink>
</oldLinks>
<reference toWb="XXXX.xlsm" fromSheet="Sheet1" toSheet="Sheet2">
<cell from="$G$10" to="S$32"/>
<cell from="$H$10" to="T$32"/>
…
The input workbook can be both XLS and XLSX/XLSM format (Office Automation is used).
You also have the option to replace the external links in a workbook by specifying a path where the target workbooks are located and then pressing the "Fix" button. This is very useful for changing the location of a workbook with lots of external links. (see https://support.microsoft.com/kb/328440)
To access all functionalities, open the file in Excel 2007 and choose the second tab from the ribbon. There is a single button there.
You can freely modify the VBA code (and I'll be very thankful if you provide feedback and/or bug reports).
Enjoy!