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I can create COM add-ins based on the Shared Add-in template in VS 2008 and they all work well on my developing computer. However, I got an issue when I tried to deploy them on configurations where only .NET Framework 2.0 is installed.
In the New Project dialog we can select the targeting .NET Framework...
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Recently I faced a situation where I created a managed COM add-in, based on the Shared Add-in template in VS 2008, which didn’t work at all. The configuration I work with is: Windows XP with SP-3 Office 2003 with SP-3
VS 2008 I had no issue to create the managed COM add-in but when I debugged it...
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A new and time consuming project keeps me busy so at present I don’t have the time to post here on a regular basis. Anyway, the following links points to several recently published articles by MSFT. Finally, the version 1.0 of Open XML Format SDK is released. It provides us with new tools to interact...
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Nowadays it’s a common task to retrieve data from databases and put the data into MS Excel. The acquired data is usually part of the information in decision processes. The data that is stored in databases are either collected automatically or manually. The process of collecting data manually can...
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Introduction
After the release of .NET Co Library I immediately received some inputs indicating that the add-in does not work with Excel 2003 on Windows Vista. For some unknown reasons, at least for me, this configuration was not tested before I released the add-in. (It was tested on Windows Vista where...
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In some forums I frequent (more precisely lurking around) the question “How can we open Excel workbooks in .NET solutions?” is raised from time to time. Usually it does not refer to how to read data from closed Excel workbooks rather how to open and work with workbooks in VB.NET and in a...
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To read previously posts about the .NET Co Library please see the following entries: Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV Based on input from some testers I decided to implement a dedicated Windows form to only insert code into modules with. However, all other ideas and suggestions may only be considered...
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UAC stands for User Account Control and is the new technology in Windows Vista to provide users with different level of administrative rights and privileges. UAC main purpose is to support a more secured environment then what Windows XP offers.
Microsoft has a good white paper that covers UAC in detail...
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To read previously posts about the .NET Co Library please see the following entries: Part I
Part II
Part III Here in this post focus is set to deployment and known issues.
Deployment
Requirements
Using one of the following Microsoft Windows versions: Windows 2000 SP-4 and later
Windows XP SP-2 and later...