=WEBSERVICE() Refresh

[MartyK]

I've got a workbook with literally hundreds of cells (and growing) in multiple worksheets using =WEBSERVICE() to obtain data from an API.

When I open the workbook, the cells all show #VALUE.  When I click on a cell and edit it, or just F2 and return, the #VALUE is replaced by the value returned by the API.

Is there a way to automate this refresh for an entire sheet or the entire workbook instead of a cell-by-cell update.  I suppose I could write a macro to walk from cell-to-cell and sheet to sheet, refreshing cells as it progresses, but am hoping for a slightly more elegant solution...

[#2 · Accepted solution]

I'd suggest either:
- Do a global search and replace, search for = and replace with = (click options and select to search in workbook)
- Add something to the cells which contain WEBSERVICE to make them recalculate each time, like =WEBSERVICE(...) + 0*NOW()

[#3]

@Jan Karel Pieterse 

Jan Karel --- I asked for an elegant solution --- global search and replace "=" with "=" certainly qualifies!!

Thanks much for the great suggestion.

[#4]

Excellent, glad you like the suggestion :)

[#5]

  I was having the same problem.

  At first I was afraid that every time a cell was changed WEBSERVICE() would make a new request and quickly block the API (I have a daily limit), then I found out the opposite was true, no update.

  Ideally it would be nice if there was a "update frequency" parameter in the function, or that it refreshed along side the power query and queries stuff.
@Jan Karel Pieterse  your "=WEBSERVICE(...) + 0*NOW()" is automatic and incredibly elegant, works like a charm.