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5 Worksheet/Workbook Records
5.39 EXTERNALNAME
BIFF2 BIFF3 BIFF4 BIFF5 BIFF8
0023 H 0223 H 0223 H 0023 H 0023 H
This record contains the name of an external defined name, the name of an Analysis add-in function, a DDE item or an
OLE item.
5.39.1 Record Contents (BIFF2)
In BIFF2, all EXTERNNAME records follow an EXTERNSHEET record that contains the URL of the source
document. See ➜4.10.1 for details about external references in BIFF2.
Record EXTERNNAME, BIFF2-BIFF4:
Offset Size Contents
0 var. Name (byte string, 8-bit string length, ➜2.5.2)
var. var. Formula data (RPN token array, ➜3)
Record EXTERNNAME for DDE links, BIFF2:
Offset Size Contents
0 var. DDE item name (byte string, 8-bit string length, ➜2.5.2)
[var.] var. (optional) Last received results of the DDE link (constant value array, ➜2.5.8)
5.39.2 Record Contents (BIFF3-BIFF4)
In BIFF3-BIFF4, all EXTERNNAME records follow an EXTERNSHEET record that contains the URL of the source
document. See ➜4.10.1 for details about external references in BIFF3-BIFF4.
Record EXTERNNAME for external names (BIFF3-BIFF4) and Analysis add-in functions (BIFF4):
Offset Size Contents
0 2 Option flags (see below)
2 var. Name (byte string, 8-bit string length, ➜2.5.2). See DEFINEDNAME record (➜5.33) for a
list of built-in names, if the built-in flag is set in the option flags above.
var. var. Formula data (RPN token array, ➜3)
Record EXTERNNAME for DDE links, BIFF3-BIFF4:
Offset Size Contents
0 2 Option flags (see below)
2 var. DDE item name (byte string, 8-bit string length, ➜2.5.2)
[var.] var. (optional) Last received results of the DDE link (constant value array, ➜2.5.8)
Option flags for external names (BIFF3-BIFF4):
Bit Mask Contents
0 0001 H 0 = Standard name; 1 = Built-in name
1 0002 H 0 = Manual link; 1 = Automatic link (DDE links only)
2 0004 H 1 = Picture link (DDE links only)
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