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Simulating conditions of older Excel versions

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    Simulating conditions of older Excel versions

    Hi,
    I'm developing a code on 64-bit Excel 2010+2013. Since my users might potentially use older versions or 32-bit versions, I would like to anticipate compatibility problems in advance. Is there a way to make Excel behave like an older version for testing purposes?

    Thanks,
    Chen

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    Re: Simulating conditions of older Excel versions

    The answer to your basic question is No.

    But you can write code that will run conditionally using the #WIN64 constant but you are going to have grief if you use API calls or any of the controls contained in OCXs like COMCTL32.OCX (TreeView, ListView StatusBar etc) -they do not exist in 64 bit (But considering you're writing in 64 bit, you won't miss them).

    Read this: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ffice.14).aspx

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    Re: Simulating conditions of older Excel versions

    Thank you!

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