Can the personal.xls file be shared by two or more users?
 

I would like to set up a personal.xls file that can be shared between two or
more people. This would need to be in a common or shared directory that all
users would have access to execute, modify and add to. The purpose is that
in our workgroup everyone backs up everyone else.

Can the personal.xls file be shared by two or more users?
 

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First, I wouldn't share a workbook named personal.xls. Since excel can only
have one file open with that name, the user would have to make a decision to
either use his/her personal.xls or your version of personal.xls.

In fact, I would save the file as an addin (*.xla). And then store that addin
in a network share. I'd also use the UNC path (\\servername\path\BevsUtils.xla)
instead of using a mapped drive.

But since macros in an addin aren't visible via tools|macro|macros..., you'd
have to give the user some way of accessing those subroutines.

For additions to the worksheet menu bar, I really like the way John Walkenbach
does it in his menumaker workbook:
http://j-walk.com/ss/excel/tips/tip53.htm

Here's how I do it when I want a toolbar:
http://www.contextures.com/xlToolbar02.html
(from Debra Dalgleish's site)

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An alternative if you want to keep the file a normal workbook. Put that *.xls
file on the network drive.

But then put a shortcut to that file in XLStart.

ivanfloyd wrote:

I would like to set up a personal.xls file that can be shared between two or
more people. This would need to be in a common or shared directory that all
users would have access to execute, modify and add to. The purpose is that
in our workgroup everyone backs up everyone else.

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Dave Peterson

Can the personal.xls file be shared by two or more users?
 

I would save the Personal.xls macro file as an Add-in(*.xla) and have the users
point to that file in its common folder when loading it through ToolsAdd-ins.

When saving as an add-in change the name to something like Group_Macros

Store it in the common Office\Library folder and it will be available for all to
load, use and edit if necessary.

Note: editing must be done through the Visual Basic Editor.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:33:01 -0800, ivanfloyd
wrote:

I would like to set up a personal.xls file that can be shared between two or
more people. This would need to be in a common or shared directory that all
users would have access to execute, modify and add to. The purpose is that
in our workgroup everyone backs up everyone else.