Posted by paris on Sep 15, 2009 in
Fixes |
I had 4 XLA Files, that I need to roll out to multiple machines across a network. These XLA files needed to be installed in a certain order. I found some Visual Basic Scripting Code ( off
AppDeploy.com ) to add the Add-In and Enable it ( Can do this manualy by going to
Tools ,
Add ins )
On Error Resume Next
Dim oXL
Dim oAddin
Set oXL = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
oXL.Workbooks.Add
Set oAddin = oXL.AddIns.Add("\\Network Path\NameOfXLAAddIn.xla", True)
oAddin.Installed = True
oXL.Quit
Set oAddin = Nothing
Set oXL = Nothing
I saved this code in a .vbs file , and created a vbs file for each of the xla files that need installing. I then created a .bat file to run these in order. What I found was that only half of the XLA’s where being added to the machine. I checked in the local Add in’s directory ( C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Microsoft\AddIns ) and the Addin’s wearn’t being copied from the server before being registered.
I then added an xcopy function to the BAT file to copy the file manually before adding , and this resolved the issue
xcopy "\\Server Path\Example.xla" "C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Microsoft\AddIns" /yVN:F [1.9.22_1171]
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Brilliant! worked to add the solver add in for Office 2010 on Windows 7 machines!
Would you happen to know how to use a GPO to enable the basic add-ins that come standard with Excel 2010? I have the Office 2010 ADMX files but don’t see a way to enable add-ins. I want all of my users to have the Solver add-in, etc. enable and don’t want to manually set them on each machine.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide
The Solver Plugin looks like it’s called solver.xla , so find where it is on the machine and register it using the VBS code , or copy it from a network share and register!