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Custom Addin Reference Crashes Excel
I have a very challenging issue for you. I have created a custom addin that
contains common code that can be used across many workbooks. I add a reference to the addin in my workbook and the 1st time that it calls the addin, things run fine. If I then save the workbook, reopen and call the addin again, Excel crashes. My issue can be duplicated by doing the following. 1) Close any other workbooks in Excel, so that you don't lose anything. 2) Create an addin with a single function ... say ... Public Function ReturnString() as String ReturnString = "Test" End Function 3) Save this addin locally 4) Create a new workbook 5) In the Visual Basic Editor, add a reference to this addin 6) Create a button on Sheet1 and have it point to code that says ... Range("A1").value = MyAddin.ReturnString 7) Save the workbook, click the button and everything works fine. 8) Now, delete the text from cell A1, save the workbook and close Excel. 9) Reopen the workbook and click the button. 10) Observe Excel crash Why is this happening? Would anyone be willing to take this on? It will take about 5-10 minutes to duplicate. It is killing my coworkers and me ... we can't figure it out. Thanks in advance, Scott |
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Peter. Thanks for trying. We did use a different project name, but still
had the problem. Thanks again, Scott "Peter T" wrote: Pretty sure I replicated all your instructions, no problems, no crash, all worked as expected. Did you rename your addin's project name from default "VBAProject", if not maybe that is causing some confusion with similarly named projects Regards, Peter T "sdwalker" wrote in message ... I have a very challenging issue for you. I have created a custom addin that contains common code that can be used across many workbooks. I add a reference to the addin in my workbook and the 1st time that it calls the addin, things run fine. If I then save the workbook, reopen and call the addin again, Excel crashes. My issue can be duplicated by doing the following. 1) Close any other workbooks in Excel, so that you don't lose anything. 2) Create an addin with a single function ... say ... Public Function ReturnString() as String ReturnString = "Test" End Function 3) Save this addin locally 4) Create a new workbook 5) In the Visual Basic Editor, add a reference to this addin 6) Create a button on Sheet1 and have it point to code that says ... Range("A1").value = MyAddin.ReturnString 7) Save the workbook, click the button and everything works fine. 8) Now, delete the text from cell A1, save the workbook and close Excel. 9) Reopen the workbook and click the button. 10) Observe Excel crash Why is this happening? Would anyone be willing to take this on? It will take about 5-10 minutes to duplicate. It is killing my coworkers and me ... we can't figure it out. Thanks in advance, Scott |
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Jim. Thanks for the reply!!
We thought we tried that, but we'll do it again. We found a workaround for it. If we add a line of code to the Workbook_Open event of the ADD-IN (not the spreadsheet), then everything works fine. We just added a DoEvents statement and that did it. I think you're on to something regarding the add-in being opened when Excel opens. We were trying to get away from each user having to individually add the add-in to their instance of Excel. Again, I think we have a workaround, but we're not exactly sure WHY it's working. Thanks again for your assistance!! sdwalker "Jim Cone" wrote: Load the add-in from Tools (menu) | Add-Ins by check marking the add-in name. If you do that the add-in will be opened when Excel is opened. That will probably eliminate your crash problem. -- Jim Cone San Francisco, USA http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware (Excel Add-ins / Excel Programming) "sdwalker" wrote in message I have a very challenging issue for you. I have created a custom addin that contains common code that can be used across many workbooks. I add a reference to the addin in my workbook and the 1st time that it calls the addin, things run fine. If I then save the workbook, reopen and call the addin again, Excel crashes. My issue can be duplicated by doing the following. 1) Close any other workbooks in Excel, so that you don't lose anything. 2) Create an addin with a single function ... say ... Public Function ReturnString() as String ReturnString = "Test" End Function 3) Save this addin locally 4) Create a new workbook 5) In the Visual Basic Editor, add a reference to this addin 6) Create a button on Sheet1 and have it point to code that says ... Range("A1").value = MyAddin.ReturnString 7) Save the workbook, click the button and everything works fine. 8) Now, delete the text from cell A1, save the workbook and close Excel. 9) Reopen the workbook and click the button. 10) Observe Excel crash Why is this happening? Would anyone be willing to take this on? It will take about 5-10 minutes to duplicate. It is killing my coworkers and me ... we can't figure it out. Thanks in advance, Scott |
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I confess I am slightly curious as to why Jim's idea might solve the
problem, or why your addition of DoEvents appears to help Normally when a reference to FileB has been added to FileA, when FileA opens FileB will automatically open (if not already open as it might be if an installed Addin) assuming of course the fileB can be found. At least that's how it works for me. Regards, Peter T "sdwalker" wrote in message ... Jim. Thanks for the reply!! We thought we tried that, but we'll do it again. We found a workaround for it. If we add a line of code to the Workbook_Open event of the ADD-IN (not the spreadsheet), then everything works fine. We just added a DoEvents statement and that did it. I think you're on to something regarding the add-in being opened when Excel opens. We were trying to get away from each user having to individually add the add-in to their instance of Excel. Again, I think we have a workaround, but we're not exactly sure WHY it's working. Thanks again for your assistance!! sdwalker "Jim Cone" wrote: Load the add-in from Tools (menu) | Add-Ins by check marking the add-in name. If you do that the add-in will be opened when Excel is opened. That will probably eliminate your crash problem. -- Jim Cone San Francisco, USA http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware (Excel Add-ins / Excel Programming) "sdwalker" wrote in message I have a very challenging issue for you. I have created a custom addin that contains common code that can be used across many workbooks. I add a reference to the addin in my workbook and the 1st time that it calls the addin, things run fine. If I then save the workbook, reopen and call the addin again, Excel crashes. My issue can be duplicated by doing the following. 1) Close any other workbooks in Excel, so that you don't lose anything. 2) Create an addin with a single function ... say ... Public Function ReturnString() as String ReturnString = "Test" End Function 3) Save this addin locally 4) Create a new workbook 5) In the Visual Basic Editor, add a reference to this addin 6) Create a button on Sheet1 and have it point to code that says ... Range("A1").value = MyAddin.ReturnString 7) Save the workbook, click the button and everything works fine. 8) Now, delete the text from cell A1, save the workbook and close Excel. 9) Reopen the workbook and click the button. 10) Observe Excel crash Why is this happening? Would anyone be willing to take this on? It will take about 5-10 minutes to duplicate. It is killing my coworkers and me ... we can't figure it out. Thanks in advance, Scott |
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On Apr 4, 3:18*am, "Peter T" <peter_t@discussions wrote:
I confess I am slightly curious as to why Jim's idea might solve the problem, or why your addition of DoEvents appears to help Normally when a reference to FileB has been added to FileA, when FileA opens FileB will automatically open (if not already open as it might be if an installed Addin) assuming of course the fileB can be found. At least that's how it works for me. Regards, Peter T "sdwalker" wrote in message ... Jim. *Thanks for the reply!! We thought we tried that, but we'll do it again. *We found a workaround for it. *If we add a line of code to the Workbook_Open event of the ADD-IN (not the spreadsheet), then everything works fine. *We just added a DoEvents statement and that did it. I think you're on to something regarding the add-in being opened whenExcel opens. *We were trying to get away from each user having to individually add the add-in to their instance ofExcel. Again, I think we have a workaround, but we're not exactly sure WHY it's working. Thanks again for your assistance!! sdwalker "Jim Cone" wrote: Load the add-in from *Tools (menu) | Add-Ins *by check marking the add-in name. If you do that the add-in will be opened whenExcelis opened. That will probably eliminate yourcrashproblem. -- Jim Cone San Francisco, USA http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware (ExcelAdd-ins /ExcelProgramming) "sdwalker" wrote in message I have a very challenging issue for you. *I have created a custom addin that contains common code that can be used across many workbooks. *I add a reference to the addin in my workbook and the 1st time that it calls the addin, things run fine. *If I then save the workbook, reopen and call the addin again,Excelcrashes. *My issue can be duplicated by doing the following. 1) Close any other workbooks inExcel, so that you don't lose anything. 2) Create an addin with a single function ... say ... * * * * * *Public Function ReturnString() as String * * * * * * * * *ReturnString = "Test" * * * * * *End Function 3) Save this addin locally 4) Create a new workbook 5) In the Visual Basic Editor, add a reference to this addin 6) Create a button on Sheet1 and *have it point to code that says .... * * * * Range("A1").value = MyAddin.ReturnString 7) Save the workbook, click the button and everything works fine. 8) Now, delete the text from cell A1, save the workbook and closeExcel.. 9) Reopen the workbook and click the button. 10) ObserveExcelcrash Why is this happening? Would anyone be willing to take this on? *It will take about 5-10 minutes to duplicate. *It is killing my coworkers and me ... we can't figure it out. Thanks in advance, Scott- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Hi, Did this problem lead to corruption of your excel file? If so, you may try Advanced Excel Repair at http://www.datanumen.com/aer/ This tool is rather useful in salvaging damaged Excel xls files. Hope this helps. Alan |
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