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changing addin extensions
I've made some workbook-specific addins. I distribute them to other users
besides myself. I'd like to change the extensions on these addins from "xla" to another three-letter extension. I'd like to know if this will cause any problems in Windows or Excel. I'm not talking about coding issues, but just wondering if changing the extensions could cause the addins not to work as well as if I kept the default extension. These addins are running on XL 2000 on up. Thanks, Doug |
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Didn't know you could do that, but it seems to works fine
with a different extension! RBS "Doug Glancy" wrote in message ... I've made some workbook-specific addins. I distribute them to other users besides myself. I'd like to change the extensions on these addins from "xla" to another three-letter extension. I'd like to know if this will cause any problems in Windows or Excel. I'm not talking about coding issues, but just wondering if changing the extensions could cause the addins not to work as well as if I kept the default extension. These addins are running on XL 2000 on up. Thanks, Doug |
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RBS,
I actually got the idea from Peter T. in his response to your post on "Biggest Commercial xla File," so thanks. I'm still interested to know if there are any risks, but if I don't hear anything back to this post I'll just try it and find out for myself. Doug "RB Smissaert" wrote in message ... Didn't know you could do that, but it seems to works fine with a different extension! RBS "Doug Glancy" wrote in message ... I've made some workbook-specific addins. I distribute them to other users besides myself. I'd like to change the extensions on these addins from "xla" to another three-letter extension. I'd like to know if this will cause any problems in Windows or Excel. I'm not talking about coding issues, but just wondering if changing the extensions could cause the addins not to work as well as if I kept the default extension. These addins are running on XL 2000 on up. Thanks, Doug |
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Can't see any risks for now, but what was the benefit from it again?
RBS "Doug Glancy" wrote in message ... RBS, I actually got the idea from Peter T. in his response to your post on "Biggest Commercial xla File," so thanks. I'm still interested to know if there are any risks, but if I don't hear anything back to this post I'll just try it and find out for myself. Doug "RB Smissaert" wrote in message ... Didn't know you could do that, but it seems to works fine with a different extension! RBS "Doug Glancy" wrote in message ... I've made some workbook-specific addins. I distribute them to other users besides myself. I'd like to change the extensions on these addins from "xla" to another three-letter extension. I'd like to know if this will cause any problems in Windows or Excel. I'm not talking about coding issues, but just wondering if changing the extensions could cause the addins not to work as well as if I kept the default extension. These addins are running on XL 2000 on up. Thanks, Doug |
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I think the benefit that Peter mentioned was that the addins would be
disguised. I've been working for a while on an addin manager that checks all opened/activated workbooks to see if they have an associated addin. I check a CustomDocumentProperty of the workbooks against all the addin names in a folder. I was thinking that having a unique extension would help minimize the chance of another addin coincidentally having the same name. This is already quite unlikely, though. Also, I just thought it would be cool <g. Doug "RB Smissaert" wrote in message ... Can't see any risks for now, but what was the benefit from it again? RBS "Doug Glancy" wrote in message ... RBS, I actually got the idea from Peter T. in his response to your post on "Biggest Commercial xla File," so thanks. I'm still interested to know if there are any risks, but if I don't hear anything back to this post I'll just try it and find out for myself. Doug "RB Smissaert" wrote in message ... Didn't know you could do that, but it seems to works fine with a different extension! RBS "Doug Glancy" wrote in message ... I've made some workbook-specific addins. I distribute them to other users besides myself. I'd like to change the extensions on these addins from "xla" to another three-letter extension. I'd like to know if this will cause any problems in Windows or Excel. I'm not talking about coding issues, but just wondering if changing the extensions could cause the addins not to work as well as if I kept the default extension. These addins are running on XL 2000 on up. Thanks, Doug |
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Also, I just thought it would be cool
If you think it is then that is the only benefit I can see for now. RBS "Doug Glancy" wrote in message ... I think the benefit that Peter mentioned was that the addins would be disguised. I've been working for a while on an addin manager that checks all opened/activated workbooks to see if they have an associated addin. I check a CustomDocumentProperty of the workbooks against all the addin names in a folder. I was thinking that having a unique extension would help minimize the chance of another addin coincidentally having the same name. This is already quite unlikely, though. Also, I just thought it would be cool <g. Doug "RB Smissaert" wrote in message ... Can't see any risks for now, but what was the benefit from it again? RBS "Doug Glancy" wrote in message ... RBS, I actually got the idea from Peter T. in his response to your post on "Biggest Commercial xla File," so thanks. I'm still interested to know if there are any risks, but if I don't hear anything back to this post I'll just try it and find out for myself. Doug "RB Smissaert" wrote in message ... Didn't know you could do that, but it seems to works fine with a different extension! RBS "Doug Glancy" wrote in message ... I've made some workbook-specific addins. I distribute them to other users besides myself. I'd like to change the extensions on these addins from "xla" to another three-letter extension. I'd like to know if this will cause any problems in Windows or Excel. I'm not talking about coding issues, but just wondering if changing the extensions could cause the addins not to work as well as if I kept the default extension. These addins are running on XL 2000 on up. Thanks, Doug |
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