fix old file created with an old version of excel

I have a workbook that I have inherited from a previous employee. I
believe that it was created with an old version of Excel, or even with
Lotus 123. Basically, I have a few sheets containing what seems to be
the code for macros (they in fact appear under the tools>macro>macros
menu). Since they do not work, and since I have more or less an idea
of what they do, I decided to erase them and create my own macros. If
I erase the sheets containing the code, I cannot erase the name of the
macros under the macros menu. Neither is possible to erase the names
from the macros menu.

Can someone tell me how to get rid of this old code? Also, If I
activate the visual basic editor, there is not track of the
spreadsheet.

Thanks,

PiPPo

Question: When you click on Window, Unhide, is there a Personal.xls in the
available selection?
If yes, your macros are contained in this file. Use the VBA editor to reach
the module that contains the macro IN Personal.xls and delete. Once you are
finished, HIDE Personal.xls by going to Window, Hide.

HTH
Gilles
"PiPPo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I have a workbook that I have inherited from a previous employee. I
> believe that it was created with an old version of Excel, or even with
> Lotus 123. Basically, I have a few sheets containing what seems to be
> the code for macros (they in fact appear under the tools>macro>macros
> menu). Since they do not work, and since I have more or less an idea
> of what they do, I decided to erase them and create my own macros. If
> I erase the sheets containing the code, I cannot erase the name of the
> macros under the macros menu. Neither is possible to erase the names
> from the macros menu.
>
> Can someone tell me how to get rid of this old code? Also, If I
> activate the visual basic editor, there is not track of the
> spreadsheet.
>
> Thanks,
>
> PiPPo
>

PiPPo

If the workbook in question was constructed using XL95 which had the "Menu
Editor" feature the Menu Items will continue to reappear even though there are
no Macros associated with them. This feature(Menu Editor)was dumped with XL97
and up.
Jim Rech has written RemoveMenu.XLA which gets rid of these. Can be found on
Stephen Bullen's site.

http://www.oaltd.co.uk/MVP/Default.htm


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 22:20:53 -0400, "Gilles Desjardins"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Question: When you click on Window, Unhide, is there a Personal.xls in the
>available selection?
>If yes, your macros are contained in this file. Use the VBA editor to reach
>the module that contains the macro IN Personal.xls and delete. Once you are
>finished, HIDE Personal.xls by going to Window, Hide.
>
>HTH
>Gilles
>"PiPPo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>>I have a workbook that I have inherited from a previous employee. I
>> believe that it was created with an old version of Excel, or even with
>> Lotus 123. Basically, I have a few sheets containing what seems to be
>> the code for macros (they in fact appear under the tools>macro>macros
>> menu). Since they do not work, and since I have more or less an idea
>> of what they do, I decided to erase them and create my own macros. If
>> I erase the sheets containing the code, I cannot erase the name of the
>> macros under the macros menu. Neither is possible to erase the names
>> from the macros menu.
>>
>> Can someone tell me how to get rid of this old code? Also, If I
>> activate the visual basic editor, there is not track of the
>> spreadsheet.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> PiPPo
>>
>