You can use the following macro
' Macro created 26/10/01 by Doug Robbins to update links in a document
'
Dim alink As Field, linktype As Range, linkfile As Range
Dim linklocation As Range, i As Integer, j As Integer, linkcode As Range
Dim Message, Title, Default, Newfile
Dim counter As Integer
counter = 0
For Each alink In ActiveDocument.Fields
If alink.Type = wdFieldLink Then
Set linkcode = alink.Code
i = InStr(linkcode, Chr(34))
Set linktype = alink.Code
linktype.End = linktype.Start + i
j = InStr(Mid(linkcode, i + 1), Chr(34))
Set linklocation = alink.Code
linklocation.Start = linklocation.Start + i + j - 1
If counter = 0 Then
Set linkfile = alink.Code
linkfile.End = linkfile.Start + i + j - 1
linkfile.Start = linkfile.Start + i
Message = "Enter the modified path and filename following this
Format " & linkfile
Title = "Update Link"
Default = linkfile
Newfile = InputBox(Message, Title, Default)
End If
linkcode.Text = linktype & Newfile & linklocation
counter = counter + 1
End If
Next alink
See the article "What do I do with macros sent to me by other newsgroup
readers to help me out?" at:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Macros...eateAMacro.htm
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Hope this helps.
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Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com
"Mary" wrote in message
...
I have numerous word docs with links which point to a network drive with
more
word docs. however, I want to move all the docs to a cd and give to
someone
outside our network. I tried search and replace, but it doesn't find the
link info; for example "file \\mmmmm\mmuser\public\filename.doc". Does
anyone know of an easy way to udate the numerous links?