How do I update links from .xls sheets to .xlms sheets

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I have thousands of links to many consolidated spreadsheets created in Excel 
2003.  Now that I use Excel 2007, how do I convert the links without breaking 
them.
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Reply Utf 4/21/2010 7:06:01 PM

On Apr 21, 2:06=A0pm, June <J...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I have thousands of links to many consolidated spreadsheets created in Ex=
cel
> 2003. =A0Now that I use Excel 2007, how do I convert the links without br=
eaking
> them.

After making a copy of your workbook, try to search and replace ".xls"
with ".xlms"

Hope this helps,
Chris M.
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Reply mcescher 4/21/2010 7:22:38 PM


It's not clear what you've converted.  Is it fair to assume you have already 
converted some xls files to xlsm files, but you have sheets/books that now 
refer to the old and nonexistent xls file?

One a COPY of your book with the broken links you could do a search for the 
old filename and replace with the new.  Use Ctrl-H to bring up the dialog 
box, and be sure to expand the Options and select Within workbook

"June" wrote:

> I have thousands of links to many consolidated spreadsheets created in Excel 
> 2003.  Now that I use Excel 2007, how do I convert the links without breaking 
> them.
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Reply Utf 4/21/2010 7:57:02 PM

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