I took the time yesterday to sit down and learn enough Python to automate inspection of 8000 Excel files. I collected the filename, file size, the last modification date, names of all worksheets in each workbook, the names and cell ranges of all Defined Names in each worksheet, a list of all external links, and the cell value for a particular Defined Name (where it existed).

I spent a dozen hours on the project, but much of that was because I kept adding to the information being retrieved. This wasn’t a ‘mission critical’ project, In other words, it never would have been done without automation 🙂

Thanks, for pointing the book out.