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PRB: The XLL+ Function Wizard Toolbar menu items do not appear in Visual Studio .NET

Reference: Q0019

Article last modified on 28-Nov-2005

The information in this article applies to:

  • XLL+ for Visual Studio .NET - 3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3.1

The XLL+ Function Wizard Toolbar menu items do not appear in Visual Studio .NET

Issue

When I open Visual Studio .NET or Visual Studio .NET 2003, I cannot see the XLL+ Function Wizard menu items on the Tools menu. How can I make them appear?

Summary

  1. Ensure that the XLL+ add-in is checked in the Add-in Manager dialog.
  2. Run the registry file ReCreateCommands.reg.

Add-in Manager

In MS DevStudio, use the Tools - Add-in Manager menu to invoke the Add-in Manager dialog, and ensure that the entry "XLL+ Function Wizard" is checked.

For full instructions, see http://www.planatechsolutions.com/xllplus-online/start_install_net.htm.

Registry file

If the menu items still do not appear, then use the supplied registry file to reinitialize the add-in.

If you are using VS.NET 2003:-

  1. Close all instances of VS.NET 2003.
  2. Locate the file ReCreateCommands.reg in the Bin\XlpFnWiz42N1 sub-folder of your XLL+ installation (e.g. C:\Program Files\Planatech\XllPlus\Bin\XlpFnWiz42N1\ReCreateCommands.reg).
  3. Double-click the file in Windows Explorer to run it; or use the Registry Editor to "Import Registry File...".
  4. Start VS.NET 2003. The tools should now appear.

If you are using VS.NET 2002:-

  1. Close all instances of VS.NET 2002.
  2. Locate the file ReCreateCommands.reg in the Bin\XlpFnWiz42N sub-folder of your XLL+ installation (e.g. C:\Program Files\Planatech\XllPlus\Bin\XlpFnWiz42N\ReCreateCommands.reg).
  3. Double-click the file in Windows Explorer to run it; or use the Registry Editor to "Import Registry File...".
  4. Start VS.NET 2002. The tools should now appear.