# DATALINKUPDATE Command
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## Function Description:
This command is used to update data to or from an established external data link.
## Command Access:
> **Icon:** /
> **Menu:** /
> **Ribbon:** /
> **Toolbar:** /
> **Command:** DATALINKUPDATE
> **Alias:** /
## Command Prompts:
```
Select an option [Update data link/Write data link] <Update data link>:
```
## Update data link
Updates the linked data in a table in your drawing with data that has been changed in the external source file.
- **Select objects:** Updates selected tables containing data links with data that has been changed in the external source file.
- **Data link:** Specifies the name of a data link to update with data that has been changed in the external source file. Entering [?] lists the data links in the current drawing.
- **All data links:** Updates all data links in all tables in the drawing with data that has been changed in the external source file.
## Write data link
Updates the linked data in an external file with data that has been changed in a table in your drawing.
- **Select object:** Uploads data that has been changed from the original linked content to the source file.
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**Related References:**
- [Commands about Tables (GstarCAD 2026)](../../../2026/Commands/00%20Command%20Groups/Commands%20about%20Tables.md)
**Related Tasks:**
- [To Link to a Table in an External Spreadsheet (GstarCAD 2026)](../../../2026/Commands/01%20Procedures/To%20Link%20to%20a%20Table%20in%20an%20External%20Spreadsheet.md)
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