Can I update vbaproject.bin in a package?
 

You should redesign the package so the data is in a separate workbook, and
the code is in an add-in. This allows you to (a) use a single version of the
program with independent sets of data, and (b) update the code without
worrying about any of the data. It is possible to update the code in a
workbook, but it is complicated and requires certain permissions to access
the VB projects.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"geotelwoman" wrote in message
...
I would like to change the VBA programming in a workbook without touching
the
data. Can this be done by changing the vbaProject.com component within the
package?

Can I update vbaproject.bin in a package?
 

This sounds like what I want to do and the right direction for me to take,
but I'm not familiar with 'add-in's. I'm pretty much a novice. Where can I
learn more about add-ins?

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

You should redesign the package so the data is in a separate workbook, and
the code is in an add-in. This allows you to (a) use a single version of the
program with independent sets of data, and (b) update the code without
worrying about any of the data. It is possible to update the code in a
workbook, but it is complicated and requires certain permissions to access
the VB projects.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"geotelwoman" wrote in message
...
I would like to change the VBA programming in a workbook without touching
the
data. Can this be done by changing the vbaProject.com component within the
package?

Can I update vbaproject.bin in a package?
 

You could Google 'Excel add-in' and find a variety of tutorials. Read a
couple and experiment.

Basically, an add-in is an Excel workbook, containing sheets. It is not
visible in the Excel window, so a user can't access the sheets, but its code
is available. The best thing to do is build one or more commandbars or menus
that activate the add-in's programs. Any program can still access the data
in the sheets, so you can place information there. One trick is to make a
table containing menu parameters, so the add-in can build the menus it
needs. Editing the table is much easier than editing hard coded menu
parameters. Here's a page that gives instructions and an example for this
kind of featu

http://www.j-walk.com/ss/excel/tips/tip53.htm

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"geotelwoman" wrote in message
...
This sounds like what I want to do and the right direction for me to take,
but I'm not familiar with 'add-in's. I'm pretty much a novice. Where can I
learn more about add-ins?

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

You should redesign the package so the data is in a separate workbook,
and
the code is in an add-in. This allows you to (a) use a single version of
the
program with independent sets of data, and (b) update the code without
worrying about any of the data. It is possible to update the code in a
workbook, but it is complicated and requires certain permissions to
access
the VB projects.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"geotelwoman" wrote in message
...
I would like to change the VBA programming in a workbook without
touching
the
data. Can this be done by changing the vbaProject.com component within
the
package?

Can I update vbaproject.bin in a package?
 

This site seems like a pretty good reference for Excel VBA:

http://www.excel-vba.com/excel-vba-contents.htm

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Jon Peltier" wrote in message
...
You could Google 'Excel add-in' and find a variety of tutorials. Read a
couple and experiment.

Basically, an add-in is an Excel workbook, containing sheets. It is not
visible in the Excel window, so a user can't access the sheets, but its
code is available. The best thing to do is build one or more commandbars
or menus that activate the add-in's programs. Any program can still access
the data in the sheets, so you can place information there. One trick is
to make a table containing menu parameters, so the add-in can build the
menus it needs. Editing the table is much easier than editing hard coded
menu parameters. Here's a page that gives instructions and an example for
this kind of featu

http://www.j-walk.com/ss/excel/tips/tip53.htm

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"geotelwoman" wrote in message
...
This sounds like what I want to do and the right direction for me to
take,
but I'm not familiar with 'add-in's. I'm pretty much a novice. Where can
I
learn more about add-ins?

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

You should redesign the package so the data is in a separate workbook,
and
the code is in an add-in. This allows you to (a) use a single version of
the
program with independent sets of data, and (b) update the code without
worrying about any of the data. It is possible to update the code in a
workbook, but it is complicated and requires certain permissions to
access
the VB projects.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"geotelwoman" wrote in message
...
I would like to change the VBA programming in a workbook without
touching
the
data. Can this be done by changing the vbaProject.com component within
the
package?

Can I update vbaproject.bin in a package?
 

Just some additional thoughts.

I would suggest this link for information on Addins:

http://www.jkp-ads.com/articles/DistributeMacro00.htm

Although based on a cursory look, I can't get too excited about the tutorial
at http://www.excel-vba.com/excel-vba-contents.htm

Dave McRitchie's site:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel...m#vbatutorials

has links to other tutorials and information related to Excel VBA.

http://web.archive.org/web/200312040...01/default.asp

is also linked in Dave McRitchies link
--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy




"Jon Peltier" wrote in message
...
This site seems like a pretty good reference for Excel VBA:

http://www.excel-vba.com/excel-vba-contents.htm

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Jon Peltier" wrote in message
...
You could Google 'Excel add-in' and find a variety of tutorials. Read a
couple and experiment.

Basically, an add-in is an Excel workbook, containing sheets. It is not
visible in the Excel window, so a user can't access the sheets, but its
code is available. The best thing to do is build one or more commandbars
or menus that activate the add-in's programs. Any program can still
access the data in the sheets, so you can place information there. One
trick is to make a table containing menu parameters, so the add-in can
build the menus it needs. Editing the table is much easier than editing
hard coded menu parameters. Here's a page that gives instructions and an
example for this kind of featu

http://www.j-walk.com/ss/excel/tips/tip53.htm

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"geotelwoman" wrote in message
...
This sounds like what I want to do and the right direction for me to
take,
but I'm not familiar with 'add-in's. I'm pretty much a novice. Where can
I
learn more about add-ins?

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

You should redesign the package so the data is in a separate workbook,
and
the code is in an add-in. This allows you to (a) use a single version
of the
program with independent sets of data, and (b) update the code without
worrying about any of the data. It is possible to update the code in a
workbook, but it is complicated and requires certain permissions to
access
the VB projects.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"geotelwoman" wrote in message
...
I would like to change the VBA programming in a workbook without
touching
the
data. Can this be done by changing the vbaProject.com component
within the
package?

Can I update vbaproject.bin in a package?
 

The excel-vba outline was good, the content itself so-so.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message
...
Just some additional thoughts.

I would suggest this link for information on Addins:

http://www.jkp-ads.com/articles/DistributeMacro00.htm

Although based on a cursory look, I can't get too excited about the
tutorial at http://www.excel-vba.com/excel-vba-contents.htm

Dave McRitchie's site:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel...m#vbatutorials

has links to other tutorials and information related to Excel VBA.

http://web.archive.org/web/200312040...01/default.asp

is also linked in Dave McRitchies link
--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy




"Jon Peltier" wrote in message
...
This site seems like a pretty good reference for Excel VBA:

http://www.excel-vba.com/excel-vba-contents.htm

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Jon Peltier" wrote in message
...
You could Google 'Excel add-in' and find a variety of tutorials. Read a
couple and experiment.

Basically, an add-in is an Excel workbook, containing sheets. It is not
visible in the Excel window, so a user can't access the sheets, but its
code is available. The best thing to do is build one or more commandbars
or menus that activate the add-in's programs. Any program can still
access the data in the sheets, so you can place information there. One
trick is to make a table containing menu parameters, so the add-in can
build the menus it needs. Editing the table is much easier than editing
hard coded menu parameters. Here's a page that gives instructions and an
example for this kind of featu

http://www.j-walk.com/ss/excel/tips/tip53.htm

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"geotelwoman" wrote in message
...
This sounds like what I want to do and the right direction for me to
take,
but I'm not familiar with 'add-in's. I'm pretty much a novice. Where
can I
learn more about add-ins?

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

You should redesign the package so the data is in a separate workbook,
and
the code is in an add-in. This allows you to (a) use a single version
of the
program with independent sets of data, and (b) update the code without
worrying about any of the data. It is possible to update the code in a
workbook, but it is complicated and requires certain permissions to
access
the VB projects.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"geotelwoman" wrote in message
...
I would like to change the VBA programming in a workbook without
touching
the
data. Can this be done by changing the vbaProject.com component
within the
package?