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**LINK( **//filename//** )**

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| **LINK** | Specifies creating a link to an object for the OLE control from a data file specific to an OLE server application. |
| //filename// | A string constant containing the name of the file. |

The **LINK** attribute (PROP:LINK, write-only) specifies creating a link to an object for the OLE control from a data file specific to an OLE server application. The //filename// parameter syntax must be a fully-qualified pathname, unless the file exists in the same directory as the OLE Controller application.

**Example:**

**WinOne WINDOW,AT(0,0,200,200)**

**     OLE,AT(10,10,160,100),USE(?OLEObject),****LINK****('Book1.XLS')  !Excel Spreadsheet**

**      MENUBAR**

**       MENU('&Clarion App')**

**        ITEM('&Deactivate Object'),USE(?DeactOLE)**

**       END**

**      END**

**     END**

**    END**