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App can't see Excel namespace
 
Richard Freeman


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I've created the "My First Addin" addin from the manual exactly as it shows and it works perfectly (VS2005, Excel 2000). Next I wanted to add a User Defined Function so I added the following code - actually Sergey's code :-)

VS can't see the Excel namespace so I get the squiggly line under "Excel.Range". I've tried various "Imports" but none seem to improve the situation (Microsoft.Office.Core for instance).

Am I missing something obvious?
Thanks,
Rich.
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Public Function MyFunc(ByVal Range As Object) As String
Dim myRange As Excel.Range
Dim retVal As String

retVal = "Empty"
Try
myRange = Range
retVal = "Range Size [" + myRange.Rows.Count.ToString() + ":" + myRange.Columns.Count.ToString() + "]"
Catch ex As Exception
Return ex.Message
Finally
If Not (myRange Is Nothing) Then
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(myRange)
End If
End Try
Return retVal

End Function
Posted 08 Jan, 2006 13:36:27 Top
Sergey Grischenko


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 Joined: 2004-07-05
Hi Richard.

You need to add a new reference to Microsoft Excel via the Add Reference dialog in VS.
Posted 09 Jan, 2006 06:08:58 Top
Rich


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Thanks Sergey - I think I must have been tired on Sunday....

ok - so that problem solved, the code builds without problem. I register the ADX addin, run Excel - 'my first button' appears but entering =MyFunc(A1:B2) into a cell just yields "#Name" as if Excel is unaware of the new function.

Is there anything else needed to 'register' a UDF with Excel?

Thanks for your patience :-)
Rich.
Posted 10 Jan, 2006 13:18:31 Top
Rich


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Actually thinking some more I wonder if I need a vba wrapper to reference the Add-In. I'll do some research.
Rich.
Posted 10 Jan, 2006 13:43:02 Top
Sergey Grischenko


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 Joined: 2004-07-05
Hi Richard.

Unfortunately Excel 2000 cannot call a function directly in a COM Add-in from a worksheet cell formula. You need to use Excel 2002 or later.
Posted 10 Jan, 2006 22:04:50 Top
Guest


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Thanks Sergey - yes I got this far last night. In Excel 2000 you definitely need a wrapper (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q256624)

Unfortunately this example uses the VS add-in component (Application.COMAddIns.Item("MyAddin.Connect").Object) rather than the Add-In-Express components.

Is there anyway for the wrapper to "connect" to the Add-In-Express components in the same way that Microsoft describe in their article?

Thanks,
Rich
Posted 11 Jan, 2006 05:00:47 Top
Sergey Grischenko


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 Joined: 2004-07-05
Hi Richard.

You can connect to the ADX based add-in in the same way as Microsoft described. You just need to use the progId of your addinmodule instead of the 'MyAddin.Connect'.
Posted 11 Jan, 2006 06:44:14 Top
Rich


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Success!!!

Thanks Sergey - actually the ProgId is "Addin1Shim.Proxy" (found by enumerating the ProgId's of the ComAddins collection)

So UDF's can be written in .net for Excel2000 using ADX :D

Ok - now on to writing that killer add-in!

Thanks again,
Rich
Posted 11 Jan, 2006 09:41:48 Top