Excel in Visual Basic

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This question is about making a program in Visual Basic using the microsoft
excel 2003 library. If i build the project/make the program, and take it to
another computer, will that computer need excel 2003, or will the program i
made already have everything it needs built into it.
 
Hi Spike,

As a rule of thumb, you should develop your application in the oldest
version of Excel which is likely to use the application.
 
Thanks for the response Norman,

So, even if I make a stand alone application using Visual Basic, lets say
..NET 2005, I still need to be aware of what version of excel the computer I
plan to use it on has?

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Jeff "Spike" Zapinski
Lear Corporation - Technical Specialist


Norman Jones said:
Hi Spike,

As a rule of thumb, you should develop your application in the oldest
version of Excel which is likely to use the application.
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Hi Spike,

A user can only use the features which exist and are compatible with the
version of Excel that s(he) uses. To the best of my knowledge, therefore,
you do indeed need to be cognisant of the user's version limitations.


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Regards,
Norman



Spike said:
Thanks for the response Norman,

So, even if I make a stand alone application using Visual Basic, lets say
.NET 2005, I still need to be aware of what version of excel the computer
I
plan to use it on has?
Click to expand...
 
Hi Spike

The necessary Excel things are not included in your program, the user will
need Excel installed. And as Norman says, things may not work with earlier
Excel versions. If you use early binding, perhaps nothing will work because
the referenced library is missing, I haven't had the chance to test
this -but someone should :-)

HTH Best wishes Harald
 
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