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Use VS 2008 to create Excel 2010 Add-in

Is it possible to do?

When I open my VS 2008 and create New Project, on the Office project type, I only see Office 2007 and 2003. I've only Excel 2010 installed on this computer. I select the Excel 2007 Add-in and created a new ribbon to test. When I run my project it says that "You cannot debug or run this project, because the required version of the Microsoft Office application is not installed".

What can I do to run my project? I'm I missing something?

Thanks,

jppinto

you need to download and install the office 2010 interop libraries

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/15s06t57.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff597925.aspx

and of course reference them in your project

I guess you don't want to upgrade to VS 2010 yet?

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But if I have the interop libraries for 2007, and I make a new Office 2007 add-in, shouldn't it be compatible with Excel 2010?

It should be unless the 2010 machine is 64 bit.

ASKER

At home I already use the VS 2010 but here, at work, I'm "stuck" with the 2008 version for now!

Is the computer with Excel 2010 64 bit?

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32bits

My problem gets bigger because I'm not the administrator of the machine. To install something I need to ask IT services permission...

No no. It's way simpler than that. See my last post.

Also, if that doesn't work. Create a
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\
folder and move excel.exe into it.

Copy, not move.

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Thanks!!!! If I could award you 10,000 points I would do it!