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INFO: Access Data Retrieval Sample Add-In Available for Download


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Summary

The Access Data Retrieval Sample Add-in is a sample COM add-in designed for use with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft PowerPoint.

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More information

The purpose of this sample is to illustrate how to create a COM add-in that provides the following features:
  • Can be used with more than one Microsoft Office application.
  • Adds and removes custom CommandBar controls at run time.
  • Implements What's This Help for Office CommandBars.
  • Determines the application hosting the add-in so that it can take actions that are specific to the host application.
  • Displays modal dialog boxes that are owned by the host application.
  • Provides public methods that can be called from a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro in one of the host applications.

Files Included with the Sample

The download contains a Readme as well as the following files.

Visual Basic Project files for the add-in:

AccData.vbp
AddIn.cls
clsData.cls
frmGetChart.frm
frmGetChart.frx
frmGetData.frm
frmGetData.frx
Globals.bas
pic.bmp
AccData.dll
AccData.exp
AccData.lib

Visual Basic Project files for the application that registers the add-in:

..\Register\Register.vbp
..\Register\frmRegister.frm
..\Register\Register.exe

Help file and Help file project used for What's This Help

..\WinHelp\AccData.h
..\WinHelp\AccData.hlp
..\WinHelp\AccData.hpj
..\WinHelp\AccData.rtf

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Article Info
Article ID : 254006
Revision : 10
Created on : 1/27/2007
Published on : 1/27/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 400