Downloads

Acknowledgements

Most files on this page are also available at Stephen Bullen's website.

Excel versions

These files should all work in Excel 97, 2000, XP, 2003 and 2007, unless stated otherwise. For some downloads a dedicated version for Excel 2007 is available.

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The files

RefTreeAnalyser

Ever had to work out the logic of other people's Excel files? Ever had to untie the spaghetti-knots of a large Excel workbook's formulas? Then you know what a nightmare this can be!

Now there is the RefTreeAnalyser!

Other downloads

The Name Manager An excellent utility to manage defined names in your workbooks.

Flexfind (Added an Excel 2007 version on Dec 19 2006) eases searching and replacing throughout an entire workbook. Also enables you to search and replace strings in objects such as headers and footers, chart titles, buttons and many, many more.

Autosafe.zip (Build 127 , 1 July 2010, 891k, Downloaded: 26854 times)
New in Autosafe: Autosafe now works for all Excel versions up to and including Excel 2010 64 bit. New languages: Lithuanian and Hungarian
Version 3.5 of Autosafe enables use in environments with long paths/filenames. The standard Autosave (note the spelling) utility that ships with Excel just saves workbooks at a set interval, overwriting the file on disk. This is not very convenient if you planned to leave the master file intact and save the changed workbook using a different filename. It also does nothing to simplify recovery of unsaved/changed documents after a system crash. This Autosafe utility creates copies of open workbooks at regular intervals in a separate (user-selectable) directory. It does not overwrite the master file(s), that is up to the user to do, using normal methods. As soon as a workbook is closed the backup copy is deleted from the backup directory. If an abnormal termination of Excel occurs, the backup copies remain on disk, and Autosafe finds them the next time Excel is started and presents recovery options to the user.
Autosafe comes with an autoupdate function which checks for updates every week. Includes the following languages: English, Dansk, Deutsch, Español, Français, Indonesia, Italiano, Nederlands, Norsk, Hrvatski, Slovenščina, Korean, Русский (Russian), Lithuanian and Hungarian.

The previous version is still available: Autosafe34.zip (13 January 2003, 228k, Downloaded: 2498 times) Note that this one shows a nag screen on networked computers.

GoBack.zip (8 February 2005, Downloaded: 5623 times) Version 1.0 build 003.

Sometimes one has to edit a large workbook, with many worksheets. This tiny utility keeps a record of the ranges you have visited and gives you the opportunity to return to previous selections using two hot keys: control-alt-p to go to a previous selection and control-alt-n to go to the next. It also creates a toolbar with a dropdown to select a previous selection and to disable/enable the utility.

HeaderFooter.zip (28 January 2008, Downloaded: 4401 times) Version 1.0 build 006.

Managing headers and footers in Excel can be a drag. This little tool helps you to change headers and footers in your files easily by means of a toolbar that shows dropdown/edit boxes in which you can type the header/footer codes directly or select them from the list of currently present header/footer codes in your file.

SetupUtility.zip (Updated May 5, 2008, Downloaded: 7833 times)

If you have created a nice add-in (see this article how to do that), a setup utility is an easy way for your users to install your addin. This free utility just needs you to change 4 cells to roll your own setup file.

Update: Now automatically removes invalid addins from addin list (courtesy: http://tinyurl.co.uk/zde9).

UpdateAnAddin.xls (Updated February 19, 2007, Downloaded: 7285 times)

If you have created a nice add-in (see this article how to do that), an updating mechanism is an easy way to ensure your users get any bugfixes you did automatically . This download demonstrates how you can implement this functionality in your addin.

ShowTableOnUserform.zip (14 May 2008, downloaded: 3025 times)

For a project I needed a quick way to display the content of an array to the user. I didn't want to use a worksheet, but opted for a userform. The data I wanted to show was contained in an array. So I figured I'd put a listbox on a userform and make sure the column widths of the listbox resize with the data I want shown. That proved far from easy... See this article on how it works.

FixLinks2UDF.zip (02 June 2008, Downloaded: 1579 times)

A demo file that handles #Name! errors for workbooks that use UDFs that reside in an add-in. See this article on how that works.

QueryManager.zip (Beta!, Downloaded: 7593 times)

This utility has been developed together with Dick Kusleika. It eases the editing of queries. One can:

1. Edit the SQL string and the connect string of queries

2. Add parameters

3. Change the path to the data source

All in a single dialog.

AutosafeVBE.zip (build 026, 6 Aug 2007, 260k, Downloaded: 11827 times) This utility makes backup copies of VBA components to a user-defined directory. It keeps a user selectable number of copies of each component. It thus keeps a number of generations of your code as your work progresses, enabling you to return to a previous copy when things go wrong. Because it just exports the VBA components, it is unobtrusive because this process is relatively fast compared to saving your workbook or document. Excel and Word version included!!

ExcelVBEMultilineSR.zip (Version 1.0, Build 004, 27 Nov 2008, 634k, Downloaded: 3132 times) This utility enables you to do Search and Replace operations in the Visual Basic Editor of Excel. What is special about this tool is that you can search for multiple lines of code and replace with multiple lines of code.
WARNING: ALPHA VERSION, USE AT OWN RISK!

CopyVBAProject.zip (Version 1.0, Build 007, 05 Oct 2007, 56k, Downloaded: 3222 times) This utility enables you to copy the components from the VBAProject of workbook A to Workbook B
Build 004: Existing modules are removed before copying.
USE AT OWN RISK!

Objectlister.zip (Version 1.0, Build 003, 1 October 2008, 56k, Downloaded: 4531 times) Lists objects, properties and methods of the selected object and enables you to quickly build code that uses many properties of an object. See the ObjectLister page for more information.

AutoChrt.zip (10 November 2000, 7k, Downloaded: 12009 times)
Automates the process of creating graphs from database-like datasets, where you need to chart various columns against each other in x-y scatter charts to determine relationships between them. It consists of a sheet where to copy the data into and a sheet that holds the chart and some spinner-buttons to control which data are charted.

ChartAnEquation.zip (May 1, 2005, 5K, Downloaded: 5962 times)
Demonstrates a method to chart a mathematical equation using just defined names.
See this article for an explanation.

ControlHandler.zip (17 June 2005, 26k, Downloaded: 4967 times)
Demonstrates a method to handle the events for multiple controls on a worksheet using a single class module. See this article for an explanation.

CatchPasteDemo.zip (17 Dec 2007, 21k, Downloaded: 2376 times)
Demonstrates how to intercept paste operations in a workbook to prevent users from wrecking your validation. See this article for an explanation.

UndoHandler.zip (8 March 2006, 24k, Downloaded: 4670 times)
Demonstrates a method to enable the user to undo changes made by your VBA code. See this article for an explanation.

WatchOtherCell.zip (9 February 2006, 25k, Downloaded: 4822 times)
This workbook simplifies looking at data in a sheet with a lot of columns. It shows the value of a cell on the same row in a column one can enter in a textbox. This way you can scroll all over the sheet and always (e.g.) have the value of a cell in column BE in view. Start the watcher by opening the file and using its entry in the Tools menu.

GetARange.zip (4 May 2006, 26k, Downloaded: 6572 times)
This workbook demonstrates a bug in the VBA Application.InputBox function as described here. The workbook also contains a userform and sample code to work around that bug.

EditOpenXML.zip (6 May 2009, 26k, Downloaded: 1548 times)
Wouldn't it be useful to be able to edit the contents of an Office 2007 OpenXML file from within VBA? Well, now you can using this demo file. Find a full description here.

Arg2Name.zip (8 February 2001, 10k, Downloaded: 11478 times)
This workbook demonstrates a trick to pass (range) arguments to defined name formula's. As published in David Hagers' EEE #9, available from John Walkenbach's web site. See the Excel names page.

xlMenuFunDict.zip (29 Jan 2003, 810k, Downloaded: 12936 times)
International versions of Office have the menu system in their local language. Also the Excel worksheet functions are (mostly) listed in local language. This complicates communication with the users with such a version. To aid in this process a utility has been devised that creates and shows a translation list of the Excel built-in command bars and controls and the Excel worksheet functions. This workbook can also list command bars of other Office software packages. It thus enables the international user who is using a different language version of Excel to quickly find translations for sequences of menu commands and function names.

Comments

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Comment by: Jan Karel Pieterse (8/16/2010 4:39:46 AM)

Hi Mike,

I haven't got a ready-made solution I'm afraid. Maybe someone at www.eileenslounge.com can help?

Comment by: Mike Lemaster (8/17/2010 12:03:38 PM)

Thanks anyway. I'll check it out.

Comment by: Mickey (8/27/2010 9:07:06 AM)

I just installed Autosafe and I'm using 2007. I can't find the settings. I read this page looking for answers, but the problem is, I have no "Add-Ins" tab on my ribbon and I can't figure out how to get it up there. As you can tell, I'm just a very basic user of Excel.

Comment by: Jan Karel Pieterse (8/27/2010 10:22:47 AM)

Hi Mickey,

Probably the installation process didn't go well. Open the add-ins dialog (alt+t, i). Look for an entry called "Autosave & Recovery Utility". If it's there, uncheck it, close dialog, close Excel. Repeat the above, this time checking that tool. Now you should have the addins tab appear.

Comment by: Bruce (8/29/2010 1:17:22 PM)

I have Excel 2010. Are your add ins compatible with Excel 2010?

Comment by: Jan Karel Pieterse (8/29/2010 11:37:06 PM)

Hi Bruce,

They should all work in 2010. Where available, download the 2007 version.

Comment by: Ram (8/30/2010 1:10:56 PM)

I add macros which work as add ins in all excel files when using Office 2003. While using Office 2007, the macros get displayed under 'Add-Ins' ribbon. When I click the macro icon, it does not work. It says file cannot be found. Check your spelling, or try a different path. How do I change the path for add-ins in excel 2007. Please help. Thanks.
Ram

Comment by: Jan Karel Pieterse (8/30/2010 11:18:47 PM)

Hi Ram,

Many things might be wrong.
When you click the macro icon, is the correct filename displayed?
If you go into the add-ins dialog (alt+t, i) and select the add-in in question, do you get an error?
If not, is the right file displayed at the bottom of the dialog?
Are you sure the macro in question is in the add-in file?

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