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Losing data in celss with external links

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    Losing data in celss with external links

    My excel file has a very large number of external links to a large number of different files. Frequently while working on this file, the cells with the external links will lose their data and return a #value error, a #ref error, or a zero in place of the correct values. I can fix the problem by opening the source files, but once all the source files are open my system runs very slow. Do you know why I'm losing this data in cells with external links and how I can fix it? Thanks for any help you can give.

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    Re: Losing data in celss with external links

    What kind of formulas do you have.

    Some do not work with closed workbooks, like SUMIF, COUNTIF, INDIRECT, etc...
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    Re: Losing data in celss with external links

    There may be several different functions that are in use amongst the cells that are having this problem, but the predominant function is the "vlookup."

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    Re: Losing data in celss with external links

    Vlookup is not one of those that do not work. It should work, but if maybe one of its precedents contains formulas that don't work with closed workbooks?

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    Re: Losing data in celss with external links

    Do you know how I could find a list of the functions that won't work when linked to an external file? Perhaps I could redo the formulas in a way that avoids those functions. Thanks.

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    Re: Losing data in celss with external links

    This link is the closest I've found to any sort of listing of these types of functions:

    http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/sho...03&postcount=3

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