Tweak code to Update excel sources in a word doc "header"

jptaz

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Office Version
  1. 2010
Platform
  1. Windows
Hello,

I found this code to update/change Excel's every sources I have on a Word document whenever the excel file is moved. The code works well, but it doesn't change the references located in the header/footer. Is there a way to tweak the code to update header as well?

VBA Code:
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



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



With dlgSelectFile
'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
    End If
End With
Set dlgSelectFile = Nothing



'update fields
fieldCount = ActiveDocument.Fields.Count
For x = 1 To fieldCount
    ActiveDocument.Fields(x).LinkFormat.SourceFullName = newFile
Next x

End Sub

Thank you for your time

JP
 

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