Excel 64 Bit crashes after deactivating XLL Add-in

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Excel 64 Bit crashes after deactivating XLL Add-in
 
mio


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Hi,

with the following steps using an ADX XLL Add-in we can cause a crash of Excel ( Office 2016 64 Bit):

- register an ADX XLL Add-in
- open Excel 64 Bit
- open the options menu and switch to the Add-in tab
- deactivate the ADX XLL Add-in
- close Excel 64 Bit
- open Excel 64 Bit
- open the options menu and switch to the Add-in tab
- Excel 64 Bit crashes

We could reproduce this by using a default ADX XLL Add-in containing no further code changes. We use Add-In Express with Version 9.1.4620.

Is this a known issue and do you have any workaround for us?

Thank you and best regards.
Posted 07 Sep, 2018 03:37:22 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Hello Fabian,

If you use .NET 2.0-3.5, this issue is inevitable, unfortunately. You need to use .NET 4.X to bypass it.


Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 07 Sep, 2018 05:13:27 Top
mio


Guest


Hello Andrei,

thank you for your fast answer. We are using .Net 4.5.1 as a target framework. So an old framework version can not be the cause for this behaviour.
Posted 07 Sep, 2018 05:21:11 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Could you please provide the file version of the adxloader64.{xll add-in name}.dll file from the folder where the add-in is registered?


Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 07 Sep, 2018 05:26:53 Top
mio


Guest


Hello Andrei,

the file version of the adxloader File is 9.1.4620.0 .
Posted 07 Sep, 2018 05:39:53 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Hello Fabian,

Are you using an Insider build of Excel 2016? If so, I suppose this is a manifestation of the issues that appeared in recent builds. For instance, you can get a crash when you open your category in the Insert Formula dialog. Or, you can find that category empty. The issues exist in 32bit and 64bit Excel; their manifestations are somewhat different: say, I don't get a crash in Excel 2016 32bit.


Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 07 Sep, 2018 05:43:02 Top
mio


Guest


Hello Andrei,

thank you for your help and fast answer. We are using no insider build of Excel 2016. We are using Excel 2016 64 Bit with version 1803 and build 9126.2259.

Can you reproduce the crash by following the steps I wrote in the issue description at the beginning?

Thank you and best regards.
Posted 07 Sep, 2018 07:06:47 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Hello Fabian,

Yes, we reproduce this issue on our side.


Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 07 Sep, 2018 07:55:39 Top
mio


Guest


Hello Andrei,

can you provide a workaround or do you release a fix in any upcoming Add-In Express versions?

Thank you and best regards.
Posted 07 Sep, 2018 08:18:29 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Hello Fabian,

No, we can't: the issues belong to Excel. We reproduce them using a C++ sample from Excel SDK.


Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 07 Sep, 2018 08:50:56 Top