Created attachment 186027 [details] A file with a data table I used to make extensive calculations by copying small spreadsheet files into a new one. These small files may contain lookup formulas to other files. In version 7.5.1.2 this no longer works (To be honest it also didn't work in earlier versions, but I don't know from which version.) When this lookup formula is copied to a new file, the link to the data file disappears. Original formula in file Lookup.ods: =VLOOKUP(A2;'file:///D:/DATA.ods'#$Blad1.A1:B4;2) Copied file in Geen titel 1.ods: =VLOOKUP(A2;;2)
Created attachment 186028 [details] A file with a lookup formula
Created attachment 186029 [details] A file with the copied lookup formula The link text ( 'file:///D:/DATA.ods'#$Blad1.A1:B4 ) is disappeared
I think this never worked. Tried with LO 5.3 and same. With old OOo 3.3 the cell range is preserved but without file name, ''#$Blad1.A1:B4
As soon as there is 1 link active, other links can be added by copying without a problem. Maybe I used to start with a file with an active link.
If one formula with a correct external reference was entered already, the external document cache is populated for that external file, which makes a whole lot of difference.
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