Updating Chart Source using Word VBA

vante

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Office Version
  1. 365
Platform
  1. Windows
Hi, I need some help in updating my chart sources from Excel worksheet. Actually this code was from another thread, but I needed an added functionality.
Right now the below code opens up a dialogue box when the macro is run and prompts the user to select an excel file. After selection, the links change to the selected 'source' excel file.

Right now, only the tables in the word document get updated and not the charts. I didn't paste the charts using 'Special Link' and that was intentional. I inserted it using the option 'Keep Source Formatting and Link Data'. The below screenshot depicts the different File Type for the links in Word. So the current code updates the 'Worksheet' but not the 'Chart' File Type.

Thank you in advance!

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VBA Code:
Public Sub changeSource()

Dim dlgSelectFile As FileDialog 'FileDialog object
'Dim thisField As Field
Dim selectedFile As Variant 'must be Variant to contain filepath of selected item
Dim newFile As Variant
Dim fieldCount As Integer


'On Error GoTo LinkError

'create FileDialog object as File Picker dialog box
Set dlgSelectFile = Application.FileDialog(FileDialogType:=msoFileDialogFilePicker)

With dlgSelectFile

    .Filters.Clear 'clear filters
    .Filters.Add "Microsoft Excel Files", "*.xls, *.xlsb, *.xlsm, *.xlsx" 'filter for only Excel files
    
'use Show method to display File Picker dialog box and return user's action
    If .Show = -1 Then
        'step through each string in the FileDialogSelectedItems collection
        For Each selectedFile In .SelectedItems
            newFile = selectedFile 'gets new filepath
        Next selectedFile
    Else 'user clicked cancel
        Exit Sub
    End If
End With

Set dlgSelectFile = Nothing

'update fields
fieldCount = ActiveDocument.Fields.Count

For x = 1 To fieldCount
    'Debug.Print x
    'Debug.Print ActiveDocument.Fields(x).Type
    If ActiveDocument.Fields(x).Type = 56 Then 'only update Excel links. Type 56 is an excel link
        ActiveDocument.Fields(x).LinkFormat.SourceFullName = newFile
        'DoEvents
    End If
Next x


MsgBox "Source data has been successfully imported."

Exit Sub

LinkError:

Select Case Err.Number
    Case 5391 'could not find associated Range Name
        MsgBox "Could not find the associated Excel Range Name for one or more links in this document. " & _
            "Please be sure that you have selected a valid Quote Submission input file.", vbCritical

    Case Else
        MsgBox "Error " & Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description, vbCritical

End Select

End Sub
 

Excel Facts

What is the shortcut key for Format Selection?
Ctrl+1 (the number one) will open the Format dialog for whatever is selected.

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