The framework for the 1st case study

The first case study I plan to do for the coming weeks will be about creating an add-in that includes:

• Creating a customized menu
• Creating a customized toolbar
• Using Application events
• Using a connection to a SQL Server and
• Retrieving data

In that way the case will cover what I consider to be a framework. In order to get Excel developers up to speed the case will include:

• How to create the add-in with VBA and
• Port the add-in to VB 6.0 to create a COM add-in
• Port the add-in to VB.NET to create a managed COM add-in
• Port the add-in to VSTO 2005 SEB to create a managed add-in

Is this OK? 

Later I will show how we can solve the issue of creating add-ins for Excel 2000 to Excel 2007.

Kind regards,
Dennis

Welcome!

I finally decided to set up my own blog which will be focusing on .NET and Excel.

I have some simple guidelines when making comments here:

• All comments are subject for moderation before accepted.
• Only real names are acceptable.
• Only real e-mail’s accounts are acceptable.
• No links are acceptable unless they actually contribute to the ongoing discussions.
• No titles or so called ‘tags’ are acceptable, i e they will be removed.

I will post on a weekly basis as I can’t promise to keep a higher pace then that. After all, the virtual life is only a small fraction of the more ‘normal’ life or should I say ’should’ be.

Depending on the blog’s popularity I may consider to move it to an own topdomain or to a subdomain under ExcelKB.COM. Until further notice it will be available at this URL. One important aspect is that I will maintain a ‘clean’ interface for the blog.

Anyway, let me know what You think of this new blog and what You would like to see being posted here.

All the very best from,
Dennis