[cap-talk] [Off-topic] Document linking in Microsoft OLE

[David Hopwood]

James A. Donald wrote:
> James A. Donald:
>  > > > > Upon reopening the Word file, I find that the
>  > > > > word file *asks* me for *permission* to access
>  > > > > the external file, rather than assuming an
>  > > > > automatic right to dynamically access the Excel
>  > > > > file.  If I deny that, the Excel data in the
>  > > > > Word file acts as an ordinary paste, as Excel
>  > > > > data contained *inside* a Word file, not as a
>  > > > > dynamic link.
> 
> Karp, Alan H:
>  > > > Actually, it asks me if I want to update the data
>  > > > from the linked files (one message no matter how
>  > > > many linked files).  When I say NO and open the
>  > > > file from inside Word, I see the updates.
> 
> James A. Donald:
>  > > I, however, do not see the updates.
> 
> Karp, Alan H:

Just to clear up the attribution, I said this, not Alan Karp:

>  > Evidently different versions of Word behave
>  > inconsistently.
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David Hopwood <david.hopwood at industrial-designers.co.uk>