Implementing late binding for VBA

[VanS]

Hello,
I have a VB, Excel/Word VBA app running in Excel with automation. I have
developed it on my Win XP Pro, OFfice 2003 system, but need to make it
backward compatible to a Win 98 Office 97 platform. After researching it
seemed best to implement via late binding which I did by removing references
to Word which helped that issue. Then I had issues with losing references to
the VBA 5.3 Extensibility library and KB articles suggested using late
binding for that as well, so I removed that reference. Now my app (again
under Win 98 Office 97 VPC) bombs out unable to use String functions as Left,
Mid and Format which are under the VBA Object library. I tried removing the
VBA reference but it wouldn't allow me since it was in use. Since Office 97
uses the VB5 model, I'm assuming I need to do late binding for that as well.
Can anyone tell me if that is the case and how to implement it? Or if it is
another issue?
Thanks, God bless,
Van

[Bob Phillips]

VanS,

Hate to say it, but I think you have gotten in to a real mess by not taking
the advice that Tom and I gave you (sorry to keep dragging your name in Tom,
but it gives extra credence to my statements, I hope <g>). I may be wrong,
but I don't think you would have had this problem if you developed on the
earlier version, and deployed to the later.

As to the specific question asked, I am not ware as to how you can late bind
Office. Excel is an Office application, and as such, even if Excel is
installed stand-alone, the office components are installed, included the
type library. The best I can suggest is that you go to Tools>References and
see if any items are marked as missing, if so correct them.

--

HTH

RP
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"VanS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> I have a VB, Excel/Word VBA app running in Excel with automation. I have
> developed it on my Win XP Pro, OFfice 2003 system, but need to make it
> backward compatible to a Win 98 Office 97 platform. After researching it
> seemed best to implement via late binding which I did by removing
references
> to Word which helped that issue. Then I had issues with losing references
to
> the VBA 5.3 Extensibility library and KB articles suggested using late
> binding for that as well, so I removed that reference. Now my app (again
> under Win 98 Office 97 VPC) bombs out unable to use String functions as
Left,
> Mid and Format which are under the VBA Object library. I tried removing
the
> VBA reference but it wouldn't allow me since it was in use. Since Office
97
> uses the VB5 model, I'm assuming I need to do late binding for that as
well.
> Can anyone tell me if that is the case and how to implement it? Or if it
is
> another issue?
> Thanks, God bless,
> Van

[Robin Hammond]

Van,

It should not be a question of late binding VBA. I've seen problems before
moving backwards a couple of versions - usually a compile error report - on
the Trim function. They had nothing to do with the function itself, but were
caused by a missing reference. Check Tools, References in the VBE on the 97
machine and look for something missing. That's probably the cause.

Robin Hammond
www.enhanceddatasystems.com

"VanS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello,
> I have a VB, Excel/Word VBA app running in Excel with automation. I have
> developed it on my Win XP Pro, OFfice 2003 system, but need to make it
> backward compatible to a Win 98 Office 97 platform. After researching it
> seemed best to implement via late binding which I did by removing
> references
> to Word which helped that issue. Then I had issues with losing references
> to
> the VBA 5.3 Extensibility library and KB articles suggested using late
> binding for that as well, so I removed that reference. Now my app (again
> under Win 98 Office 97 VPC) bombs out unable to use String functions as
> Left,
> Mid and Format which are under the VBA Object library. I tried removing
> the
> VBA reference but it wouldn't allow me since it was in use. Since Office
> 97
> uses the VB5 model, I'm assuming I need to do late binding for that as
> well.
> Can anyone tell me if that is the case and how to implement it? Or if it
> is
> another issue?
> Thanks, God bless,
> Van