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    Active X Command Button not working

    Hi All,

    I have a spreadsheet with 3 Active X Command buttons and up till recently it was all working good but now all of a sudden they have stopped and become non-clickable. has anyone encoutered this before?

    Thanks

    Danny

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    Re: Active X Command Button not working

    Yep, Microsoft had an update and screwed up every bodies stuff.

    Check this out
    http://www.infoworld.com/article/285...root-cert.html

    Just one special note:
    When I first discovered the error, I was trying to draw a combobox onto the worksheet, and kept getting a msg"not supported" or something like that.
    I closed excel
    I went to windows "run" box and typed in %temp% to open the temp folder.
    I selected everything and hit the delete key.
    Of course some things will not delete if you have other programs open.
    I opened excel and was able to draw in a combobox again. So anyway, that worked for me.
    Last edited by davesexcel; 01-04-2015 at 08:36 AM.

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    Re: Active X Command Button not working

    Wow, what a way to make a mistake - what would the resolution be or did I miss that

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    Re: Active X Command Button not working

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    Re: Active X Command Button not working

    Cannot believe this! I teach maths and have made literally scores of excel files including these buttons; I make them available free via my website. So now none of them will work!

    Thank you dave for the update, and hope Microsoft act pronto!

    Jonny

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    Re: Active X Command Button not working

    they will as long as the users follow the fixes

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    Re: Active X Command Button not working

    Sorry having a bad time with this, in the link it does not mention Office 365 Small Business Premium on Windows 8.1 64bit

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    Re: Active X Command Button not working

    Attach a sample workbook. Make sure there is just enough data to demonstrate your need. Include a BEFORE sheet and an AFTER sheet in the workbook if needed to show the process you're trying to complete or automate. Make sure your desired results are shown, mock them up manually if necessary.

    Remember to desensitize the data.

    Click on GO ADVANCED and use the paperclip icon to open the upload window.

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    Re: Active X Command Button not working

    the latest office 365 uses excel 2013 ,its your version of excel that matters not the version of office for your exact version/relase
    follow one of these steps
    http://excelribbon.tips.net/T008938_..._of_Excel.html
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    Re: Active X Command Button not working

    @davesexcel: thanks for the tip. I was suffering with the issue in Excel 2007. However, when I searched, I didn't find any .exd files to delete. Deleting everything in the Temp directory worked though.

    Thanks again, TMS
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