macros not showing up when using excel COM object in .NET

[Priya]

I am using excel COM object from c# to open a new excel application
and my custom toolbars,macros,xla,vba nothing is visible..the third
party add-ins i installed are also visible. They are visible when I
open a new excel outside of c#. I really really would appreciate any
help..

Thanks
Priya

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

When you open excel with Automation, for speed purposes it doesn't load
addins. You have to load them with your code. I assume the other aspects
are produced through loading your addins. I can't say about toolbar
customizations - I don't recall, but if they are not showing up, I would
suspect it doesn't load the *.xlb file and you could open it as well. (I
differentiate customizations here from toolbars/customizations created by
your code in the addins).