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How to make a macro available in all Excel sheets (including .csv)

Asked by: dogztar

This is a followup/continuation of my prior question, http:Q_20880126.html
In it, ture helped me get a macro working to clean up a report I pull from our anti-virus server, but now I would like to set it up so that this macro is available whenever Excel is launched (esp. when opening this .csv file that the AV server sends me).  I tried creating an Excel sheet in the XLStart folder under my profile, but that didn't seem to work.  I created a toolbar button pointing to the macro in the sheet it was located in, but all that accomplished was to cause that file to open when I clicked the button, then the macro would run on that sheet (the file where the macro code was stored).  I'm using Excel 2002/XP.

Thanks,
dogztar

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Answers

 

by: tapankhatriPosted on 2004-02-11 at 06:05:17ID: 10332161

You can do two things you can keep the file opened when ever you receive some document,

When you goto run macro you can see the macro i.e. run macro from different doc (original document)

Or you have to create module > paste the pacro > run the macro.

This time i expect something.

Tapan.

 

by: turePosted on 2004-02-11 at 06:09:03ID: 10332191

Ok, do this:

1. Create a new workbook
2. Press Alt+F11 to open VB editor
3. Insert a new module
4. Paste the code into it (here it is again...)

Sub CleanTrendReport()
  'Declare variables
  Dim r As Long   'Current row number
  Dim x As String 'Value from cell
 
  'Set constants
  Const c = 9     'The column to check for duplicates in the sheet
  Const sQuarantine = "Virus successfully detected, cannot perform the Clean action (Quarantine)"
  Const sClean = "Clean"
 
  'Turn off screen updating
  Application.ScreenUpdating = False

  'Find last row number
  r = Cells(65536, c).End(xlUp).Row
 
  Do Until r <= 1
    'Read value into variable
    x = Cells(r, c).Value
   
    'Check value and delete row
    If x = Cells(r + 1, c).Value Or x = sClean Or x = sQuarantine Then Rows(r).Delete
   
    'Decrease row value
    r = r - 1
  Loop

  'Make noise and turn screen updating back on
  Beep
  Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

5. Press Alt+F4 to return to Excel
6. File Save-As...
   File name: CleanTrendReport
   Save as type: Microsoft Excel Add-In (xla) - at the bottom of the list
   (You may be automatically moved to the AddIns directory, that's OK)
7. Click Save
8. Close the open workbook (Don't save if asked)
9. Create a new, blank workbook
10. Tools - AddIns - Browse...
      (Find and select your AddIn)
11. OK, OK

Done!

/Ture

 

by: turePosted on 2004-02-11 at 06:14:13ID: 10332243

To execute the procedure, you can do Tools-Macro (or Alt+F8) and TYPE "CleanTrendReport".

or... you could add a new button to your toolbar or menu (right-click, customize...) and set the
OnAction property of the button to "CleanTrendReport"

/Ture

 

by: fudgedPosted on 2004-02-11 at 12:38:23ID: 10335947

open the Workbook that contains the macros

Press Alt+F11 to open VB editor
under the
      VBAProject(your file neme)
              Microsoft Excel Object
                    ThisWorkbook

Doulbe Click on ThisWorkbook
add the following code

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
ThisWorkbook.Windows(1).Visible = False
End Sub

 

by: dogztarPosted on 2004-02-12 at 07:48:36ID: 10343447

Actually I found it finally...my prior searches didn't turn this up.  
Its in this page:
http://www.acontractorsworld.com/msoffice2000.htm

Using A Macro In All Excel Workbooks

If you write a macro in Excel, the macro is attached to the current and will not be available in other workbooks. If
you want to make a macro available to all workbooks, you can create them in a special workbook named personal.xls.

To do this, enter a macro in a blank workbook. Choose File/Save As and name the workbook 'personal.xls.' Now,
still in the Save As dialog box, navigate to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\XLStart and click Save.

Next, choose Window/Hide and then choose File/Exit. When asked if you want to save changes, click Yes.

Your macro will now be available to all workbooks. Since personal.xls is hidden, it won't appear unless you choose
Window/Unhide, which is what you'll need to do to add or modify any macros.
-------------------------
Unfortunately after trying that procedure (and ture's also) its still not available.  If I click the Macro run button on the toolbar (or Tools-Macros-Macro...) it doesn't show up...ARGGGH!

dogztar

 

by: turePosted on 2004-02-12 at 13:34:38ID: 10347017

Send the danged file to me... ture(at)turedata.se

 

by: dogztarPosted on 2004-02-21 at 08:53:27ID: 10421000

Thanks to everyone who commented, however this is now a non-issue as I'm moving into a new position at work where I will not need this.  I think its very close, but not quite there.  For some reason, if I set the macro in the personal.xls or as a .xla file, and try to run it, Excel always says that it can't find it, or it doesn't work (though it does work by pasting it into the macro code in the new file, which I knew how to do in the first place).

dogztar

 

by: dogztarPosted on 2004-02-21 at 08:56:07ID: 10421020

>>This time i expect something.

>>Tapan.

Don't "expect" anything when your solution does not solve my problem, or tell me something I didn't know already.

dogztar

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