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From: "Bob Phillips" <
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Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 10:02:35 +0100
Local: Mon, May 9 2005 5:02 am
Subject: Re: Excel 2002 UDF screen tips
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There are a couple of ways, one not too robust, one that requires a dll.
The not too robust way, suggested by Laurent Longre and working for two
parameters is :-
Const Lib = """c:\windows\system\user32.dlÂÂl"""
Option Base 1
Private Function Multiply(N1 As Double, N2 As Double) As Double
Multiply = N1 * N2
End Function
'=============================ÂÂ=============
Private Function Divide(N1 As Double, N2 As Double) As Double
Divide = N1 / N2
End Function
'=============================ÂÂ=============
Sub Auto_open()
Register "DIVIDE", 3, "Numerator,Divisor", 1, "Division", _
"Divides two numbers", """Numerator"",""Divisor """, "CharPrevA"
Register "MULTIPLY", 3, "Number1,Number2", 1, "Multiplication", _
"Multiplies two numbers", """First number"",""Second number """, _
"CharNextA"
End Sub
'=============================ÂÂ=============
Sub Register(FunctionName As String, NbArgs As Integer, _
Args As String, MacroType As Integer, Category As String, _
Descr As String, DescrArgs As String, FLib As String)
Application.ExecuteExcel4Macro _
"REGISTER(" & Lib & ",""" & FLib & """,""" & String(NbArgs, "P") _
& """,""" & FunctionName & """,""" & Args & """," & MacroType _
& ",""" & Category & """,,,""" & Descr & """," & DescrArgs & ")"
End Sub
'=============================ÂÂ=============
Sub Auto_close()
Dim FName, FLib
Dim I As Integer
FName = Array("DIVIDE", "MULTIPLY")
FLib = Array("CharPrevA", "CharNextA")
For I = 1 To 2
With Application
.ExecuteExcel4Macro "UNREGISTER(" & FName(I) & ")"
.ExecuteExcel4Macro "REGISTER(" & Lib & _
",""CharPrevA"",""P"",""" & FName(I) & """,,0)"
.ExecuteExcel4Macro "UNREGISTER(" & FName(I) & ")"
End With
Next
End Sub
The dll solution:
Also from Laurent Longre, you use the FUNCUSTOMIZE utility .Get it at
http://longre.free.fr/english/
--
HTH
Bob Phillips
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Gary''s Student - gsnu200907
David said:
I'm trying to get hints/prompts to display for a UDF I've written.
This group had a thread back in 2007 that had the answer, but the link
I found is now dead. Here's the question/answer I found and the old
link. Can anybody provide and answer or a link to the archived
answer.
TIA,
David
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http://groups.google.com/group/micr...=udf+screentips+group:*Excel#106f0180ce2819d5
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Gary''s Student - gsnu2007a
michael.beckinsale said:
Hi All,
With XL2003 built in functions you get prompts for the various
parameters / arguments as you type into the cell.
eg typing =Sumif( directly into a cell results in this prompt:
SUMIF(range, criteria,[sumrange])
Can this be achieved with UDF and if so how?
Regards
Michael B.
