Microsoft KB Archive/131335

= Recorded Macro to Edit Links of Chart Doesn't Work =

Article ID: 131335

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q131335



SYMPTOMS
When you record a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro to edit the links of an embedded chart, and you run the recorded macro, the links are not changed. This problem does not occur with separate chart sheets.



RESOLUTION
Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. To edit the links of an embedded chart in Microsoft Excel, you can edit them manually or use a Visual Basic Formula command to change the links of each series of the chart, as in the following example: ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(1).Formula = _ "=SERIES(,,'[CHARTB.XLS]Sheet1'!R1C1:R3C1,1)" Where CHARTB.XLS is the workbook that contains the data you want to change the link to.

If you have more than one series to change, you can use the following sample macro: Sub ChangeChartLinks ActiveSheet.ChartObjects("Chart 1").Activate ' Activate the Chart to modify links in. SourceFile = "Book2.xls" ' SourceFile is the Links Source File as shown in the Links Dialog. ' If it is open, do not use a path. DestFile = ActiveWorkbook.Name ' DestFile is the file you want the links to refer to. ' In this example, the Workbook the chart is located in. For Each s In ActiveChart.SeriesCollection length = Len(SourceFile) pos = InStr(s.Formula, SourceFile) Do Until pos = 0 s.Formula = Application.Replace(s.Formula, pos, length, _                  DestFile) pos = InStr(s.Formula, SourceFile) Loop Next ' Loops through all of the Series in the Chart and replaces all ' of the references to the SourceFile with the DestFile. End Sub



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft Products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: 5.00a 5.00c 7.00a XL98 XL97 XL7 XL5 XL

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