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    Default How is autocad finding ole files that have been moved?

    I'll try to explain:
    I renamed a folder that contains our excel files that are linked into an autocad file. I then opened up the autocad file and it found the excel file in the folder that was renamed. I found this odd and decided to move the renamed folder to my desktop. I had closed down the autocad file without saving so all the oleobjects should have the original folder name and location. I then opened up the autocad file and it found the excel files in the renamed folder on my desktop. So I closed down the autocad file without saving again. I then went to another computer in the office and opened up the autocad file. Guess what...... it went to my computer and loaded theexcel files from the renamed folder on my desktop.

    How is it getting the file location? I'm at a loss on this.

    We have our files on a fileserver running 2003, a SBS with AD on it and my computer is running windows 7.

    Could someone please tell me how autocad is able to find these moved files?


    Thanks,
    Chris

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    Default Re: How is autocad finding ole files that have been moved?

    Are the Ole files linked, or embedded? If the latter, then the excel datan is stored inside the dwg files. To verifyt, edit the Excel file on your desktop and change it -- like clearing all cells. Then open AutoCAD abd the dwg file. If it's a linked OLE object, it should reflect the changes. If embedded, it will have the previous data still there.

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    Default Re: How is autocad finding ole files that have been moved?

    Quote Originally Posted by cadtag View Post
    Are the Ole files linked, or embedded? If the latter, then the excel datan is stored inside the dwg files. To verifyt, edit the Excel file on your desktop and change it -- like clearing all cells. Then open AutoCAD abd the dwg file. If it's a linked OLE object, it should reflect the changes. If embedded, it will have the previous data still there.
    The Ole files are linked (we use pastespeacial - linked). I was double clicking on the ole object and when it opened it shows the path of the file in a cell. I can't think of anything that would allow the path to be saved.

    The reason I was renaming folders and moving the folder is that I wanted to show one of the engineers what would happen if we sent out our DWG with the oleobjects and didn't include the excel files. It should show the oleobjects but fail to open then when double clicked. We put a lot of programming time into some of our excel templates and really don't want them given out.

    The only out of the norm third party software on the file server is Undelete. I did update the "HP System Management" a couple of weeks ago but I don't know if it would do anything like that.

    What else can I look at? I don't think the events logs will show anything but I can check.

    Thanks,
    Chris

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