Add-in name/description displayed in Excel|Options|Add-Ins dialog

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Add-in name/description displayed in Excel|Options|Add-Ins dialog
 
Francisco Rodrigues




Posts: 18
 Joined: 2011-06-30
Hi,

How can I set the name, description and publisher information of my COM add-in so they can be displayed by Excel on its "Excel|Options|Add-Ins" dialog? Right now Excel is displaying my add-in with the project name that I use in VS-2010.

Thanks,

Francisco
Posted 05 Oct, 2011 08:42:41 Top
Eugene Astafiev


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Hi Francisco,

Do you use the adxloader.dll in your add-in project? If so, you need to sign it with your own digital signature. Also please see the Description and AddinName properties of your add-in module class.
Posted 05 Oct, 2011 08:53:38 Top
Francisco Rodrigues




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 Joined: 2011-06-30
Eugene,

I set the AddinName and Description properties but nothing changes in Excel.

Also, I'm new to this .NET thing so can we give a example of how to sign the adxloader.dll with my own digital signature?

Thanks,

Francisco
Posted 05 Oct, 2011 10:31:13 Top
Eugene Astafiev


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Hi Francisco,

Please take a look at the http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa140234%28v=office.10%29.aspx article in MSDN.
Posted 05 Oct, 2011 10:35:19 Top
Francisco Rodrigues




Posts: 18
 Joined: 2011-06-30
Eugene,

The information displayed by Excel seems to come from the registry key: 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftOfficeExcelAddins


I've found the other add-ins that I've installed there. The information displayed by Excel is present in the "FriendlyName" and "Description" values associated with each add-in entry in that key. However, I did not find any entry for my add-in in the key mentioned before. Do tou known if the installation process creates this key?

Thanks,

Francisco
Posted 05 Oct, 2011 12:57:32 Top
Eugene Astafiev


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Hi Francisco,

Yes, you are on the right avenue. If you filled the Description and AddinName properties of your add-in module these records are added to the windows registry when you register the add-in.
Posted 06 Oct, 2011 02:38:17 Top
Francisco Rodrigues




Posts: 18
 Joined: 2011-06-30
Eugene,

I changed the properties, unregister the ADX project, register it again and Excel is displaying the values that I set.

Thanks,

Francisco
Posted 06 Oct, 2011 06:47:33 Top
Eugene Astafiev


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You are welcome, Francisco!
Posted 06 Oct, 2011 08:14:16 Top