The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMSIn Microsoft Excel, when you use the Links dialog box to change a link from manual updating to automatic updating, the link may not be updated automatically. CAUSEThis problem occurs when the following conditions are all true:
-and- -and- WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, use the following steps:
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATIONIn Microsoft Excel, you can create a link to a DDE server program by typing a formula similar to the following:
By default, when you create such a formula, the formula is updated
automatically; that is, whenever the DDE server program broadcasts new
information, the formula automatically displays the new information.
You can change this behavior by using the Links dialog box (on the Edit menu, click Links). If you click Manual at the bottom of the dialog box, the link is updated only when you click Update Now. Additional query words: XL97 dynamic data exchange
Keywords : kbualink97 xlformula offinterop |
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