What's New in XLL Plus 7
XLL+ 7 contains some exciting new features and enhancements, including:
Support for Visual Studio 2022
XLL+ now works with Microsoft's Visual Studio 2022, including Community Edition.
You can download a trial version here.
Support for Visual Studio 2019
XLL+ now works with Microsoft's Visual Studio 2019, including Community Edition.
You can download a trial version here.
Support for Visual Studio 2017
XLL+ now works with Microsoft's Visual Studio 2017, including Community Edition.
You can download a trial version here.
Support for Visual Studio 2015
XLL+ now works with Microsoft's Visual Studio 2015, including Community Edition.
You can download a trial version here.
Support for Visual Studio 2013
XLL+ now works with Microsoft's new and improved Visual Studio 2013.
You can download a trial version here.
Support for Visual Studio 2012
XLL+ also works with Microsoft's Visual Studio 2012.
You can download a trial version here.
C++17 and C++20
XLL+ now supports C++ standards C++17 and C++20.
Themes
XLL+ now supports themes in Visual Studio 2019 and Visual Studio 2022, fitting in seamlessly with the look and feel of your selected theme.
IntelliSense
XLL+ now creates an intellisense file for use with the Excel-DNA IntelliSense add-in: context-sensitive help can be displayed when formulae containing XLL+ add-in functions are edited.
64-bit Support
XLL+ now creates both 32-bit and 64-bit builds of XLL add-ins, so that you can now provide your add-ins to users of Excel 2010 64-bit edition.
Also, all the XLL+ redistributable run-time servers are provided in both 32-bit and 64-bit formats.
See 64-bit libraries in the on-line help for more details.
Office Ribbon
XLL+ 7 provides full support for the Office Ribbon, managing all the COM interface issues, and routing the ribbon messages and events to a C++ event-handler function in your code.
See Ribbon support in the on-line help for more details.
Queued asynchonous functions
XLL+ now supports the new Excel 2010 asynchronous execution feature. This can greatly improve the efficiency of thread-safe functions that contend for a shared resource (such as a database or a data feed).
See Queued asynchonous functions in the on-line help for more details.
Version History
To see the enhancements and changes in earlier versions, use the links below.