Break Link - Symbols Issue

My issue is with "Break Link" in CS5 Mac
It currently breaks the symbol into a new layer inside the current layer instead of just making it a group inside current layer like it use to.
I found the symbols feature really handy in teh previous versions. I do a lot of licensed artwork so I use the same logos repeatedly through out the day and it was nice to jsut have them in a symbol library so I could just drop what I needed of licensee's logos. Now this is more of a hassle with the current set up now and has added time to my old work flow.
Any solutions other than converting back to CS4, I do feel this is a bug currently.

Thanks for the response!
I was a afraid that was the case. I'm not sure the advantage of the new setup. I have actually found a semi ok work around to the problem that stops it form making new layers in layers.
If you drop your symbol to stage select it then group just the symbol then break it apart it will remain on the same layer, you may just get a group in a group. Which to me isn't as big of a issue as having art on different layers inside layers...

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Sub-layer created when breaking link to symbol bad idea?

When breaking the link to a symbol the contents is put into a sub-layer. I see no value in this and I am constantly disposing of the new layer. If it were a group it would be simple because groups don't exist without content, but layers must be deleted. Does anyone else have this grip or can you convince me this is a great new idea? I'm pretty sure this did not happen in CS4.

For those frustrated by this issue, Cense posted a good workaround:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/684879?tstart=0
Just group the symbol before breaking link and when you "break link" the resulting artwork is a nested group instead of a sub-layer. No more useless layer to deal with.

Breaking link with Symbol loses brush strokes

I'm disappointed to find that if a symbol instance containing brush strokes, is scaled and the symbol link is broken, all the brush strokes are converted to filled paths. I find, if I place an instance at 100%, then break link, the brush strokes are intact. This is also true of symbols containing Live Paint objects.
Has anyone else experienced this? I wonder why AI cannot just scale the brush width, instead of converting them to shapes.

For you, anything, Kurt.
I'm actually talking about the default CMYK artbrushes that ship with AICS2 (and maybe 10). More specifically the Chalk Scribble brush. That one seems to convert to filled paths when it's included in a symbol that's delinked once on the artboard.
I've also seen this with some custom made brushes of my own... usually complex with lots of points and curves. And I suspect what Ray sees happens with more complex brushes in symbols... scaled or otherwise depending on the particulars.

[JS][CS3] Break Link to Style

Hello everyone.
A while back ago I wrote a script to Brake Links to Paragraph Styles and Character Styles. That was easy since you can set to false the option "Clearing Overrides" when applying "No Paragraph Style" [0] or "None" [0]. But I cannot do such a thing with objectStyles "None" [0] even when setting the options to False. Every time the TextFrames get the ObjectStyle "None". And the GUI Palette is not showing a "+" as being modified.
It does work when using "Break Link to Style" in the GUI.
Any help would be appreciated...
Alex.

CTC Imaging wrote:
Yes I did think of that solution, but I am trying to keep it clean. Especially if you are doing several document input as copy and pasting into a single document. Since I am trying to doing this automaticaly (The script is assigned to the COPY command through eventListener), if I choose ONE generic name to rename to, I will run into the same issue. Of course I could scan the DESTINATION document for that GENERIC names and add a prefix (counter) to the one I am going to rename in the ORIGINAL document. But It would not work if the DESTINATION document is not open YET! And I can't do it as PASTE because I have to copy with the correct naming FIRST.
So the best option is to break the link. So how can I emulate "Break Link to Style" in the ObjectStyles menu from the GUI???
Alex.
Then you should add Date&Time at the end of name of current Char/Para/Object/Cell/TableStyle
"MyHeaderStyle" -> "MyHeaderStyle(2010-01-04 16:12:35)"
I don't think that you can do this TWICE in the same second in two different documents I've done something like that in one of my script and I've added 2 second extra loop to be sure that "random" name can't be duplicated
robin
www.adobescripts.co.uk

[JS CS3] JS method for Object Styles Break Link to Style

I have pages full of objects that are assigned the pesky "Basic Graphics Frame" object style. I need to do the equivalent of choosing "Break Link to Style" in the Object Styles panel on all the objects in many files.
I haven't been able to find anything equivalent to the "Break Link to Style" functionality in looking through the Object Browser. Finding all objects with [Basic Graphics Frame] object style and applying an object style of [None] doesn't do the same result. Any ideas?

hi:
//FindObjectPreference
myDoc = app.documents[0];
app.findObjectPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.changeObjectPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findChangeObjectOptions.properties =
objectType: ObjectTypes.allFramesType, //graphicFramesType, textFramesType, unassignedFramesType
includeFootnotes: true,
includeHiddenLayers: true,
includeLockedLayersForFind: true,
includeLockedStoriesForFind: true,
includeMasterPages:true
//var graphicOStyleName = "[Normal Graphics Frame]";
app.findObjectPreferences.appliedObjectStyles = myDoc.objectStyles.item(1);
var dstStyle = myDoc.objectStyles.item(0);
var founds = myDoc.findObject(0);
var foundsLen = founds.length, i, found;
for(i = 0; foundsLen > i ; i++){
//app.select(founds[i]); alert(founds[i].appliedObjectStyle.name);
founds[i].applyObjectStyle(dstStyle, false, false);
<pre>
jxswm

Linked symbols inside a symbol.

Working with multi-art board documents we need a way to use externally linked symbols inside a symbol in the document. Example: A Button.ai file is used in multiple documents (imaging large project with 100s of pages). The lined button symbol can't be used (Or any linked file) within a symbol. This is a very annoying limitation that requires manually update a button symbol kept in 10th of files.

Hitting "edit" is not a big deal. The grid is a big deal. If you need to adjust the size based on the grid then... you need create the same grid in the linked file and position the artwork precisely. If later on you want to adjust the grid you need to do it manually in all your linked file. Complex, is it not?
Also to be able to preview a change one need to hit save and get back to the original file...
Again all that isn't a big deal for a simple file when you need to adjust a linked image. If we talk about pixel perfect UI design - forget it.

Break link to Character Style with JS (CS4ME)

Hi,
I'm wondering how to break a link to a character style in JS. By break
link I mean removing the character style but preserving the formatting.
Given a selected textStyleRange, say, in the UI there are two ways of
doing this. One is to click "Break link to Style" in the flyout meny of
the character style palette.
The other is to right-click and select "Apply character style."
It's a little unintuitive, because CLICKING on removes overrides,
but right-clicking and selecting the menu option doesn't.
So when I saw that, I said to myself aha! Probably:
myText.appliedCharacterStyle = myCharStyle
is equivalent to clicking on , while
myText.applyCharacterStyle(myCharStyle)
is equivalent to right-clicking on and choosing "Apply character
style."
But it isn't.
They both apply None and remove all formatting.
So, anyone know how to break a link to character style without removing
formatting in JS?
Thanks,
Ariel

Thanks Peter. That's interesting. After Shabbos I'll have to try figure
out how to apply a character style without removing overrides as well.
It may be a two-step procedure.
Thanks,
Ariel

[JS] How to break link to paragraph style from script?

I don't found the command break link to paragraph style from script.
I want "unapply" the style from the text, but leave the formatting intact.
Can help me?

In the interface it's a separate command ("Break link to style"), but it seems in a script you have to use
Paragraph.applyParagraphStyle (using:ParagraphStyle[, clearingOverrides:bool=true])
You cannot use "null" or something similar for "ParagraphStyle", so I guess the idea is to use paragraph style #0 in your document (which is always "[No Paragraph Style]"). Be sure to set "clearing Overrides" to false, as it defaults to true.
The following single line works on your current paragraph:
app.activeDocument.selection[0].paragraphs[0].applyParagraphStyle (app.activeDocument.paragraphStyles[0], false);

Niceties of apply the [None] character style and its relation to Break link to Character Style (CS4 upwards)

Hi,
Am I the last to realise that, with text selected, clicking on is
different from right-clicking on and selecting "Apply " in
the character palette?
Let me explain: Say you have some text selected. The text has a
character style applied called "Superscript", whose only attribute is to
apply superscript.
Now, with that text selected, if you click on the result is that
is applied and all formatting is lost.
But, if you right-click on and choose "Apply " from the
context menu, is applied but formatting is NOT list. Effectively
this is the equivalent of choosing "Break link to style" in the flyout
menu of the character palette.
Curious to know if you've come across that that distinction before?
Thanks,
Ariel

Sorry Peter. On behalf of the stupid Jive forums, I do apologize. Everywhere in my post where I wrote [None], it was jived up a little and changed to a link. (I've only got Internet access during breaks -- a self-imposed firewall that allows me to actually get some work done.)
The post shoudl have read:
Hi,
Am I the last to realise that, with text selected, clicking on [None] is different from right-clicking on [None] and selecting "Apply [None]" in the character palette?
Let me explain: Say you have some text selected. The text has a character style applied called "Superscript", whose only attribute is to apply superscript.
Now, with that text selected, if you click on [None] the result is that [None] is applied and all formatting is lost.
But, if you right-click on [None] and choose "Apply [None]" from the context menu, [None] is applied but formatting is NOT list. Effectively this is the equivalent of choosing "Break link to style" in the flyout menu of the character palette.
Curious to know if you've come across that that distinction before?
Thanks,
Ariel

Break Link with Style

Hello all,
I need to break a link to an object style via script. I found this discussion:
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx?128@@.59b4d4d7
jxswm suggests the line founds[i].applyObjectStyle(dstStyle, false, false); but this is the same as clicking on "None" and not the same as calling "Break link to style". I.e. the formatiing is lost and replaced by [None].
Has anyone found out how to break the link without the object changing its formatting?
Thank you very much.

Ah, not quite. "myObj.appliedObjectStyle = myTempStyle" removes overrides. But myObj.applyObjectStyle(mytempStyle, false false) does not, so this is easily fixed.
For any lurkers or archive-diggers (like myself ;) ) my entire routine:
var myMenuAction = app.menuActions.item("$ID/Copy");
app.clearOverridesWhenApplyingStyle = false;
if (app.selection.length > 0) {
    var noStyle = app.documents[0].objectStyles[0];
    for (var n=0; n < app.selection.length; n++) {
      var myObj= app.selection[n];
      var myStyle = myObj.appliedObjectStyle;
      if (myStyle != noStyle) {
        var myTempStyle = myStyle.duplicate();
        myObj.applyObjectStyle(myTempStyle, false, false);
        myTempStyle.remove();
} else {
    beep();
    beep();
app.copy();

Break link to Cell and Table Style and keep the style setting

For cell Selection is work (but can't keep the style setting after break the link), but I also want to break the table style, but error
For both Break link to cell/table style, I want to keep the style setting after break the link
BreakLinkToTableStyleSelection();
BreakLinkToCellStyleSelection();
function BreakLinkToTableStyleSelection () {
var
     mNone = app.activeDocument.tableStyles.item(0),
     mSel = app.selection[0];
if(mSel.constructor.name === "Cell" || mSel.constructor.name === "Table") {
    mSel.tables.everyItem().appliedTableStyle = mNone;
    return;
if(mSel.hasOwnProperty("baselineShift")){
    mSel.tables.everyItem().appliedTableStyle = mNone;
    return;
function BreakLinkToCellStyleSelection () {
var
     mNone = app.activeDocument.cellStyles.item(0),
     mSel = app.selection[0];
if(mSel.constructor.name === "Cell" || mSel.constructor.name === "Table") {
    mSel.cells.everyItem().appliedCellStyle = mNone;
    return;
if(mSel.hasOwnProperty("baselineShift")){
    mSel.tables.everyItem().cells.everyItem().appliedCellStyle = mNone;
    return;

For cell Selection is work (but can't keep the style setting after break the link), but I also want to break the table style, but error
For both Break link to cell/table style, I want to keep the style setting after break the link
BreakLinkToTableStyleSelection();
BreakLinkToCellStyleSelection();
function BreakLinkToTableStyleSelection () {
var
     mNone = app.activeDocument.tableStyles.item(0),
     mSel = app.selection[0];
if(mSel.constructor.name === "Cell" || mSel.constructor.name === "Table") {
    mSel.tables.everyItem().appliedTableStyle = mNone;
    return;
if(mSel.hasOwnProperty("baselineShift")){
    mSel.tables.everyItem().appliedTableStyle = mNone;
    return;
function BreakLinkToCellStyleSelection () {
var
     mNone = app.activeDocument.cellStyles.item(0),
     mSel = app.selection[0];
if(mSel.constructor.name === "Cell" || mSel.constructor.name === "Table") {
    mSel.cells.everyItem().appliedCellStyle = mNone;
    return;
if(mSel.hasOwnProperty("baselineShift")){
    mSel.tables.everyItem().cells.everyItem().appliedCellStyle = mNone;
    return;

Javascript: select all text, break link to style

Hi
I'd like to select all text in a Document (in different independent textboxes) and then break the link to it's style (in the program in the Flyout-menu of the paragraph styles)
Is this function scriptable (javascript)?
How do I select all the text?
InDesign CS6, OS10.7.4
Thanks

In fact, I use the adobe findchangebylist to modified, I want to do a clear setting script, not only break link to style, but when i run the script that will get error, can u help me to fix it, my script is shown as below:
main();
function main(){
var myObject;
//var myCheckSelection = false;
//Make certain that user interaction (display of dialogs, etc.) is turned on.
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;
if(app.documents.length > 0){
if(app.selection.length > 0){
   switch(app.selection[0].constructor.name){
    case "InsertionPoint":
    case "Character":
    case "Word":
    case "TextStyleRange":
    case "Line":
    case "Paragraph":
    case "TextColumn":
    case "TextFrame":
    case "Text":
    case "Cell":
    case "Column":
    case "Row":
    case "Table":
     myDisplayDialog();
     break;
    default:
     //Something was selected, but it wasn't a text object, so search the document.
     //myFindChangeByList(app.documents.item(0));
                    //alert("Nothing Selected, Please Select Text Frame or Text.");
else{
   //Nothing was selected, so simply search the document.
            //myFindChangeByList(app.documents.item(0));
            alert("Nothing Selected, Please Select Text Frame or Text.");
else{
alert("No documents are open. Please open a document and try again.");
function myDisplayDialog(){
var myObject;
var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"Joan New Clear Setting_v1.0"});
with(myDialog.dialogColumns.add()){
   with(dialogRows.add()){
   with(dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Search Range:"});
     var mySearchButtons = radiobuttonGroups.add();
     with(mySearchButtons){
     radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Current Document", checkedState:true});
                   if(app.selection[0].contents != ""){
    radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Selection", checkedState:true});
   with(dialogColumns.add()){
    with(borderPanels.add()){
     staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Clear Setting:"});
     var myDateButtons = radiobuttonGroups.add();
     with(myDateButtons){
     radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"English", checkedState:true});
     radiobuttonControls.add({staticLabel:"Chinese"});
var myResult = myDialog.show();
if(myResult == true){
switch(mySearchButtons.selectedButton){
   case 0:
                 BreakLinktoStyleDocument();
                 TurnOffHyphenationDocument();
                 myObject = app.documents.item(0);
                 myCheckSelection = false;
    break;
              case 1:
                 BreakLinktoStyleSelection();
                 TurnOffHyphenationSelection();
                 myObject = app.selection[0];
                 myCheckSelection = true;
    break;
switch(myDateButtons.selectedButton){
case 0:
myFindChangeByList1(myObject, myCheckSelection);
break;
case 1:
myFindChangeByList2(myObject, myCheckSelection);
break;
myDialog.destroy();
//myFindChangeByList1(myObject);
else{
myDialog.destroy();
function TurnOffHyphenationDocument() {
app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().texts.everyItem().hyphenation=false;
myTables = app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem();
myTables.cells.everyItem().paragraphs.everyItem().hyphenation=false;
function TurnOffHyphenationSelection() {
app.selection[0].texts[0].hyphenation=false;
app.selection[0].cells.everyItem().texts[0].hyphenation=false;
function BreakLinktoStyleDocument() {
app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().texts.everyItem().applyParagraphStyle(app.activeDoc ument.paragraphStyles.item(0), false);
app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().texts.everyItem().applyCharacterStyle(app.activeDoc ument.characterStyles.item(0), false);
myTables = app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem();
myTables.cells.everyItem().paragraphs.everyItem().applyParagraphStyle( app.activeDocument.paragraphStyles.item(0), false);
myTables.cells.everyItem().paragraphs.everyItem().applyCharacterStyle( app.activeDocument.characterStyles.item(0), false);
function BreakLinktoStyleSelection() {
app.selection[0].texts.everyItem().applyParagraphStyle(app.activeDocument.paragraphStyles. item(0), false);
app.selection[0].texts.everyItem().applyCharacterStyle(app.activeDocument.characterStyles. item(0), false);
app.selection[0].cells.everyItem().texts[0].applyParagraphStyle(app.activeDocument.paragra phStyles.item(0), false);
app.selection[0].cells.everyItem().texts[0].applyCharacterStyle(app.activeDocument.charact erStyles.item(0), false);
function myFindChangeByList1(myObject, myCheckSelection){
var myScriptFileName, myFindChangeFile, myFindChangeFileName, myScriptFile, myResult;
var myFindChangeArray, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindLimit;
var myStartCharacter, myEndCharacter;
var myFindChangeFile = myFindFile("/ScriptSupport/te.txt")
if(myFindChangeFile != null){
        // Because the selection will change as we add/remove characters,
        // we'll need to reset the selection after each pass if we are
        // checking the selection. We'll get the index of the first character
        // in the selection (relative to the start of its parent story) and
        // the index of the last character in the selection (relative to the
        // *end* of the story, and we'll use them later in the script to
        // keep the ends of the selection in place.
if(myCheckSelection == true){
   var myStart = myObject.characters.item(0).index;
   var myEnd = myObject.characters.item(-1).index;
   var myStory = myObject.parentStory;
   var myStoryEnd = myStory.characters.item(-1).index;
   myEnd = (myStoryEnd - myEnd)+1;
myFindChangeFile = File(myFindChangeFile);
var myResult = myFindChangeFile.open("r", undefined, undefined);
if(myResult == true){
   //Loop through the find/change operations.
   do{
    myLine = myFindChangeFile.readln();
    //Ignore comment lines and blank lines.
    if((myLine.substring(0,4)!="text")||(myLine.substring(0,4)!="grep")||(myLine.substring(0, 5)!="glyph")){
     myFindChangeArray = myLine.split("\t");
     //The first field in the line is the findType string.
     myFindType = myFindChangeArray[0];
     //The second field in the line is the FindPreferences string.
     myFindPreferences = myFindChangeArray[1];
     //The second field in the line is the ChangePreferences string.
     myChangePreferences = myFindChangeArray[2];
     //The fourth field is the range--used only by text find/change.
     myFindChangeOptions = myFindChangeArray[3];
     switch(myFindType){
      case "text":
       myFindText(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions);
       break;
      case "grep":
       myFindGrep(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions);
       break;
      case "glyph":
       myFindGlyph(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions);
       break;
     if(myCheckSelection == true){
      myStartCharacter = myStory.characters.item(myStart);
      myEndCharacter = myStory.characters.item(-myEnd);
      myObject = myStory.texts.itemByRange(myStartCharacter, myEndCharacter);
      app.select (myObject);
   } while(myFindChangeFile.eof == false);
   myFindChangeFile.close();
alert("Done");
function myFindText(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions){
//Reset the find/change preferences before each search.
app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findChangeTextOptions = NothingEnum.nothing;
var myString = "app.findTextPreferences.properties = "+ myFindPreferences + ";";
myString += "app.changeTextPreferences.properties = " + myChangePreferences + ";";
myString += "app.findChangeTextOptions.properties = " + myFindChangeOptions + ";";
app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript);
myFoundItems = myObject.changeText();
//Reset the find/change preferences after each search.
app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findChangeTextOptions = NothingEnum.nothing;
function myFindGrep(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions){
//Reset the find/change grep preferences before each search.
app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findChangeGrepOptions = NothingEnum.nothing;
var myString = "app.findGrepPreferences.properties = "+ myFindPreferences + ";";
myString += "app.changeGrepPreferences.properties = " + myChangePreferences + ";";
myString += "app.findChangeGrepOptions.properties = " + myFindChangeOptions + ";";
app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript);
var myFoundItems = myObject.changeGrep();
//Reset the find/change grep preferences after each search.
app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findChangeGrepOptions = NothingEnum.nothing;
function myFindGlyph(myObject, myFindPreferences, myChangePreferences, myFindChangeOptions){
//Reset the find/change glyph preferences before each search.
app.changeGlyphPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findGlyphPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findChangeGlyphOptions = NothingEnum.nothing;
var myString = "app.findGlyphPreferences.properties = "+ myFindPreferences + ";";
myString += "app.changeGlyphPreferences.properties = " + myChangePreferences + ";";
myString += "app.findChangeGlyphOptions.properties = " + myFindChangeOptions + ";";
app.doScript(myString, ScriptLanguage.javascript);
var myFoundItems = myObject.changeGlyph();
//Reset the find/change glyph preferences after each search.
app.changeGlyphPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findGlyphPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.findChangeGlyphOptions = NothingEnum.nothing;
function myFindFile(myFilePath){
var myScriptFile = myGetScriptPath();
var myScriptFile = File(myScriptFile);
var myScriptFolder = myScriptFile.path;
myFilePath = myScriptFolder + myFilePath;
if(File(myFilePath).exists == false){
//Display a dialog.
myFilePath = File.openDialog("Choose the file containing your find/change list");
return myFilePath;
function myGetScriptPath(){
try{
myFile = app.activeScript;
catch(myError){
myFile = myError.fileName;
return myFile;
and here is my text file, te.txt
//001
grep {findWhat:"."} {appliedLanguage: app.languagesWithVendors.item("English: USA"), kerningMethod: "無"} {includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, includeLockedStoriesForFind:true, widthSensitive:true}
//002
grep {findWhat:"."} {kinsokuSet: "繁體中文避頭尾(s)"} {includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, includeLockedStoriesForFind:true, widthSensitive:true}
//003
grep {findWhat:"."} {mojikumi: "nothing"} {includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, includeLockedStoriesForFind:true, widthSensitive:true}
//004
grep {findWhat:"."} {ligatures:false} {includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, includeLockedStoriesForFind:true, widthSensitive:true}
//005
grep {findWhat:"."} {gridAlignment: 1852796517} {includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, includeLockedStoriesForFind:true, widthSensitive:true}
//006
grep {findWhat:"."} {leadingModel: 1248619858} {includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, includeLockedStoriesForFind:true, widthSensitive:true}
//007
grep {findWhat:"."} {characterAlignment: 1247896172} {includeFootnotes:true, includeMasterPages:true, includeHiddenLayers:true, includeLockedStoriesForFind:true, widthSensitive:true}

Breaking Links to and External Data Connection using the cubevalue() function

I have spreadsheets that connect to an MSAS cube successfully and pull data in the cells using the CUBEVALUE function.
Is there a way to perform the equivalent of 'breaking links' to the external database so that the spreadsheet can be distibuted to others that will not have the external database connection set up on their computer/excel environment.
I find that if i email a spreadsheet with data retreived using cubevalue functions to someone without the external database connection they do not see the values preserved with the spreadsheet and end up with blank or zero cells, etc.
I have unchecked the box related to 'refresh data when opening file'.
In a perfect world i would like to remove the db connection and be left with pasted values, similar to breaking links to an external workbook but I am not sure if that is possible.
I am desperate to find a way to distribute these spreadsheets and be confident that Excel won't be unsuccessfully trying to refresh a connection that isn't on other peoples computer.
Thanks for any guidance

Maybe you can upload a sample file to a file sharing site and then share the link with us.
As you said you have already unchecked the option 'Refresh data when opening the file' within Connection Properties.
When you send the Excel file to someone without this data connection, they should get the correctly data unless they click the button 'Refresh All'.
Wind Zhang
TechNet Community Support

Pdf links & dropbox issues

Hi ,
I got this problem, some of my hyperlinks (downloadable pdf) are not displayed when i'm testing my site, the new window open but nothing happen
I wonder, may be its because I've put them in my dropbox in first place ?
I noticed dropbox link have issues to, link can't be downloaded
How to do it , link pdf file properly ?
Thanks

You don't need to use Dropbox to host your PDFs for download, Muse will do this natively for you.
>In Deisgn Mode click on the text image, etc thato you want to be your active link to download.
> In the toolbar at the top of the page click the drop dowb menu next to "Hyperlinks"
> Scroll down to "Files" section, then to "Link to File" and then navigate on your HD to where your PDF is. This then links that PDF up and when you upload your site to a testing site or to your server, the PDF will be included in the upload to then be downloaded by your users.

Link Symbol on Graphic Frame Disappeared -

I’m running InDesign CS-6 on Windows 7.
Somehow I have managed to cause the link symbol on the top left of all graphic frames to disappear, all 250 of them in this particular document. It’s as if I’ve converted all graphic frames to text frames, OR inadvertently removed the link symbol . Any new graphic I’ve placed does not have the link symbol so I suspect I have done something to set a new default. The links table shows that all graphics are correctly linked – just no link symbol at the top left of the graphic frames.
Chris P.

Bob,
Thanks - you pointed me in the right direction:
Ctl H then View>Extras> Show Link Badge.
I appreciate the help.
Chris P.

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