can someone please get me started on the following:
i would like to package an excel macro as an add-in to excel. the macro will reside on a central computer, where 10 other computers will connect to.
how do i create an add-in that will be constantly updated ?
According to this you can have an Add-In reside on a network share, so you wouldn't even need to bootstrap and update the code via code. Here's a quick rundown on how to create an Add-In.
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I have a device operated via Excel through com ports with MSComm32. Some macro linked to buttons on Excel forms used to make this device work properly. Up to these last days when it suddenly stopped working.
After some investigations, it seems there are some security considerations applied within Excel. The Excel file used up to now does not work anymore if Excel is runs as a standard user. An error message indicates the control cannot be created when trying to enter the creation mode, for example. But, if Excel is run as Administrator, then everything works fine.
Is there an easy way to fix this? For example granting access rights to standard user for the module MSComm32 OCX?
Thanks!
I am doing some work within MS Access and I have come across a rather annoying hurdle. I have written up some code and created a macro to execute said code. My issue is that I would like to be able to execute this macro from any project.
As of right now the only way I can run the macro/code for a new project is to create a new module paste in the code and then create a new macro to run said code. Is there a way to capture this macro/code into an addin or save the macro globally so that it is available any time an access project is open?
You can create a reference to an Access database in the same way as any other reference. Once you do, you can run any code it contains.
I have a VBA project I am doing in excel. I will have many workbooks that will use the same code and I do not want to have to copy the code to all the workbooks if I make a change. Is there anyway to have the code in one central place and then have all the workbooks access that code?
Yes, you have two options
1) Copy and paste the code in the Personal workbook.
More details here
Topic: Deploy your Excel macros from a central file
Link: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/deploy-your-excel-macros-from-a-central-file-HA001087296.aspx
2) Create an Add-In
Mode details here
Topic: Creating An XLA Add-In For Excel
Link: http://www.cpearson.com/excel/createaddin.aspx
Note: You can create Add-In in VBA as well as Visual Studio. For COM Add-Ins (created using Visual Studio), please refer to this link.
Topic: Office Development with Visual Studio (VSTO)
Link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/hh133430
HTH
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I am trying to move a VBA macro code from Excel 2003 to Excel 2011.
The macro requires sending an Email from Outlook. However, when I went to Tool > References to add the Outlook Object Library, it does not show up in the List box.
How do I go about adding the reference in so i can access Outlook?
As of my knowledge Office Automation in the MAC world is somehow limited. Please see this discussion. Also this one in a Microsoft Forum..
You can add reference by using Browse option.
You just need to add reference to the file "MSOUTL.OLB"
In my system I have it in "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\MSOUTL.OLB" , In your system it could be in different folder.
I am designing a shared add-in using VB.Net 2008 and VSTO that has to fire up when any MS Office App is started. It has to work for both 2002, 2003 and 2007 applications. I have managed to put together a working add-in that pops up a test message stating the version of Office and the Application name and tested this across all the apps ok.
The next part of the solution is to code the application specific code that needs to run for document auditing and corporate protective marking as well as, for example; in Excel checking that all the Add-Ins are linked to the Network Add-Ins folder.
My approach from now was going to be to late bind against the application object and set one of my typed (e.g. Excel) application object references which exist in the code to this object.
I'm still relativly new to VSTO so if I am doing something odd please can you let me know! :)
Ta.
I have completed this project and did it the way I specified using late bindig. It works lieka dream for all office apps both XP and 2007. :) I feel like I am announcing this to myself though as I didn't recieve a single answer or comment. Maybe you should have sexed up the title a bit Mas. Yeah maybe I should.