WorkbookBase.UpdateLinks Property

Gets or sets a value that indicates a workbook's setting for updating embedded OLE links.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v4.0.Utilities (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v4.0.Utilities.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property UpdateLinks As XlUpdateLinks
    Get
    Set
public XlUpdateLinks UpdateLinks { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlUpdateLinks
One of the XlUpdateLinks values.

Examples

The following code example uses the UpdateLinks property to display how embedded OLE links are updated in the workbook.

This example is for a document-level customization.

Private Sub DisplayLinkUpdateType()
    Select Case Me.UpdateLinks
        Case Excel.XlUpdateLinks.xlUpdateLinksAlways
            MsgBox("Links will always be updated.")
        Case Excel.XlUpdateLinks.xlUpdateLinksNever
            MsgBox("Links will never be updated.")
        Case Excel.XlUpdateLinks.xlUpdateLinksUserSetting
            MsgBox("Links will update according " & _
                "to the user settting.")
    End Select
End Sub
private void DisplayLinkUpdateType()
{
    switch (this.UpdateLinks)
    {
        case Excel.XlUpdateLinks.xlUpdateLinksAlways:
            MessageBox.Show("Links will always be updated.");
            break;
        case Excel.XlUpdateLinks.xlUpdateLinksNever:
            MessageBox.Show("Links will never be updated.");
            break;
        case Excel.XlUpdateLinks.xlUpdateLinksUserSetting:
            MessageBox.Show("Links will update according " +
            "to the user settting.");
            break;
    }
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

WorkbookBase Class

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel Namespace