I have an Excel spreadsheet that uses the SMF add-in:
http://www.traineetrader.c
Just did a clean install of Win7 (upgrade from XP) and re-installed Office 2003. Followed the instructions above, extracting add-in files to C:\Program Files\SMF Add-in. From there, the process gets strange...
In Excel, I go to Tools\Add-ins and point to the XLA file in C:\Program Files\SMF Add-in. When I do it prompts me to overwrite the existing file(?). I say OK.
If I then go back to Tools\Add-ins, it's actually pointing to C:\UserName\AppData\Roamin
Opening my Excel file, it says "This workbook contains links to other sources..." I can update or not update - I choose update. It says links can not be updated and gives me the option to edit links - I choose edit links. Here my options are:
(1) Update Values - says Excel cannot find (particular function) in XLA file; the name I specified may not be defined, or the name I specified is something other than a rectangular cell reference...
(2) Change Source - I point it to the XLA file in C:\Program Files\SMF Add-in; same error as (1) above.
(3) Open Source - I get error that XLA file is already open and I can't open two files with the same name. (I get this error even if I close everything and just try to open the XLA file, so maybe this is the root of the problem?)
I have tried moving the Add-in files to the C:\UserName\AppData\Roamin
I have uninstalled and re-installed Office.
I have tried these solutions (http://www.officekb.com/U
I need to get this resolved ASAP. Please help!
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I can't say for sure what the issue was, nor what the specific solution was. Basically I kept trying to load and unload the plugin as suggested above. It took a lot of tinkering, but eventually (for unknown reasons) it took. The only advice I could give would be to never try changing more than one thing in Tools/Add-ins - always make one change, close down Excel, re-start Excel before making the next change. It eventually worked out...
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by: FlysterPosted on 2009-11-07 at 12:46:31ID: 25767962
I'm running Office 2003 on XP. I downloaded the add-in and did not experience that problem. I would try going to C:\UserName\AppData\Roamin
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