"keepITcool" wrote in message
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Bob, I respectfully disagree.

Then let's respectfully discuss <bg

xlas can be installed in a shared network drive
without problems. I point to maintain.


PROVIDED
they do not contain tables and need to be saved.
(because then you run into multiuser or readonly issues.)

I agree that the file can be stored on a network drive (I do it myself
frequently, so I should have made that point). There are 2 issues with this
that need to be addressed though
1) the addin still needs to be installed on the desktop (which was my real
point), either the user does it, or some desktop administrator does (I
personally see no point in loading xla's as normal Excel files)
2) the network drive has to be available (things get better, but they aren't
always there)

If you do store the xla on a network drive, you remove the version issue of
course, but you still need to address thge 2 points I mention above, but
this probably makes it worthwhile all things considered.

Your point about links is well made, but as you point out, this applies to
local as well as to network files.

I don't think we are in disagreement, I was just incomplete in my answer,
for which you have clarified.

Regards

Bob