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XL2000: Cannot Add Macros to the Tools Menu

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Symptoms

When you record a new macro, you do not have the option of creating a menu item on the Tools menu for the new macro.

Also, if you try to use the MacroOptions method to create a menu item on the Tools menu for a macro, the method fails to create the new menu item.

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Cause

This behavior occurs because this feature has been removed from Microsoft Excel.

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Workaround

Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. You can still create and delete new menu items for macros on the Tools menu. To do this, you must use the Add and Delete methods for CommandBars.

In the following example, the Visual Basic macro code creates an item on the Tools menu called Run Test and assigns the macro Test to the menu item: 
Sub AddTesttoToolsMenu()
    Set xItem = _
         CommandBars("Tools").Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlButton)
    With xItem
        .Caption = "Run Test"
        .OnAction = "Test"
    End With
End Sub
To remove the menu item, use this code: 
Sub RemoveTestFromToolsMenu()
    CommandBars("Tools").Controls("Run Test").Delete
End Sub
To add or remove a menu item from the Tools menu, you must use a Visual Basic macro.

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Keywords: KB213587, kbprogramming, kbprb, kbfaq

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Article Info
Article ID : 213587
Revision : 6
Created on : 10/10/2006
Published on : 10/10/2006
Exists online : False
Views : 218