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Add-in developers input needed
I am so disappointed that the built-in function wizard in Excel doesn't fully
support UDFs (through variable explanation, help, etc) that I've decided to a wizard-based add-in to make up the difference. Essentially, I want the add-in to look almost exactly like the current function wizard, but it would load function information from whatever add-in calls it. I want to design this so others can use it, so I'm posting my plan for comment. I would like the wizard to gather its information from a worksheet saved with the add-in. This worksheet would include information like groups of functions (like LOOKUP and REFERENCE, etc), function names, a list of arguments, and possibly help file locations. I also plan on support for Parameter Arrays by using a dynamic userform. Using a standard format would allow average skilled developers like me a quick and simple way to present their users with support for UDFs, something we need in order to convince our end users to use the functions. My question is this: if the wizard requires a worksheet saved along with the add-in, could XLL and COM add-ins use it, since I know that UDFs work best when coded and compiled outside the VBE? Would it be practical to distribute a hidden workbook with each XLL, thus requiring two files? Those who make such sophisticated add-ins usually are capable of including installation packages to handle this, but is that worth it? My other thought was to search within the comments of the code, but that seems to be more trouble than its worth. Again, I'm interested in what other developers think about this. I appreciate all the free add-ins I've used, and I'd like to contribute. This is an area that I see a need. Thanks, Pflugs |
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