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To include subdirectories in the path, select Include Subfolders. |
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To run a test on the update, select Run As a Test. |
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Click Run. |
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To view the report in a web browser, click Report. You also can open the report from the Navigation pane by double-clicking the report file name. |
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To view the log, click Log. You also can open the report from the Navigation pane by double-clicking the log file name. |
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IMPORTANT: Microsoft Office is required for Link Updater. Do not run Microsoft Office applications on the computer on which the Link Updater is running. If you have Excel open when you run Link Updater, Excel will be forcibly closed with no prompting to save your files. |
NOTE: The Link Updater cannot update the links in files that are password protected or to which access is denied and files that are in use. |
In a network, the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) is used to identify a shared file in a computer without having to specify the specific storage device on which it is located. In Windows® operating systems, the UNC can be used instead of the local naming system. The UNC name format is as follows:
Before you update the link information, verify that the following prerequisites are met:
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NOTE: The link updater verifies that the target folder exists before it updates the links. |
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In the Source Link box, type a path or browse to locate the linked files on the source computer. The path name can be a local path or UNC path. |
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In the Target Link box, type a path or browse to locate the linked files on the target computer. The path name can be a local path or UNC path. |
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Select Use Map File. |
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Click Open. |
Select to save detailed information from the test report in a CSV (comma separated values) file. | |
Select to save detailed information from the update in a log file. |
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To perform a test report audit to see the number of files that will be updated by Link Updater, select Test Mode, and specify the number of files you want to test. No files are actually updated when you run the test report. |
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Click Run. |
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Click Report. You also can open the report from the Navigation pane by double-clicking the report file name. |
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Click Log. You also can open the report from the Navigation pane by double-clicking the log file name. |
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NOTE: Do not enclose any file or folder names that contain spaces in quotation marks in an .ini file. You only use enclose variables in quotation marks in the command line. |
The Link Updater (LU.exe) is located in: C:\Program Files\Quest\Secure Copy 7\Tools.
IMPORTANT: Do not run Microsoft Office applications on the computer on which the Link Updater is running. |
NOTE: You can specify the FullFilePath using the UNC convention. | |
Location of the linked files on the source computer. Path name can be a local path or UNC path. | |
Location of the linked files on the target computer. Path name can be a local path or UNC path. NOTE: The link updater verifies that the target folder exists before it updates the links. |
Search recursively through the folders and subfolders of the paths you have specified. | |
NOTE: The maximum number that can be specified using the \t argument is 2147483647. | |
The CSV file is created in the same directory in which the link updater utility is running. The file uses the following naming convention: LINK_UPDATER_LINKS_FOUND_ddmmyy_hh_mm.csv | |
Delete previously generated LINK_UPDATER files, including the .log, .csv, and .htm files. |
NOTE: Any file or folder names that contain spaces must be enclosed in quotation marks ("). You must enter the source and target paths using a balanced syntax. |
You want to update the links for migrated Microsoft Word files located here: C:\Folder1.
The syntax to produce a test report that shows all source paths is as follows:
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