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Compatibilty between .NET framework and EXCEL

  1. #1

    Compatibilty between .NET framework and EXCEL

    So I am running into an interesting problem trying to access a sample
    COM object I wrote in C# (see code below) from EXCEL (see VB code
    below). I created 2 projects: One called COMTEST2003 which I compiled
    and registered using Visual Studio 2003 and another called COMTEST2005
    which I compiled and registered using Visual Studio 2005. So now I have
    2 references in Excel's VB References called COMTEST2003 and
    COMTEST2005. I created 2 different spreadsheets: one using a reference
    to COMTEST2003 and the other using a reference to COMTEST2005 and ran
    on different versions of Microsoft Office. I found the following:

    (A) COMTEST2003 works on Office 2002 & Office 2003's Excel.
    (B) COMTEST2005 doesn't work on Office 2002 (it says "File or assembly
    name "COMTEST2005", or one of it dependencies, was not found) but works
    fine on 2003.

    What is going on here? Does anyone have any ideas why COMTEST2005
    doesn't work on Office 2002? What version of the .NET framework does
    Excel use?

    ########################################################################
    ########################################################################
    For reference here is the code I am trying to run in VB in a
    spreadsheet with 1 button:


    ' VB Code ********************************************************
    ' Build and register C# class library first
    ' Add a reference to the class library CSCL in the VB project.
    ' Paste this code into a simple form with 1 button (Name = Command1)
    Option Explicit
    Private WithEvents moComObj As COMTEST<2003 or 2005>.ComClassCS

    Private Sub Command1_Click()
    moComObj.Method
    End Sub

    Private Sub moComObj_MyEvent(ByVal StringParam As String)
    MsgBox "Event caught : " & StringParam
    End Sub

    Private Sub Form_Load()
    Set moComObj = New COMTEST<2003 or 2005>.ComClassCS
    End Sub

    Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
    Form_Load
    Command1_Click
    End Sub

    #######################################################
    #######################################################
    For reference here is the code for the COM object I am trying to
    compile in C#:

    // C# Code ********************************************************
    // Project type = Class Library
    // Project name = CSCL
    // Post build step = regasm cscl.dll /tlb:cscl.tlb /codebase

    using System;
    using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

    namespace CSCL
    {
    [Guid("42E6DFAC-E988-4883-AC63-8D61A479D86B")]
    public interface IComClassCS
    {
    string Method();
    }

    public delegate void MyEventHandler(string StringParam);

    // Events interface
    [Guid("49F6403F-B05D-4f97-AD1E-D62EC8C28DEC"),
    InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIDispatch)]
    public interface IComClassCSEvents
    {
    void MyEvent(string StringParam);
    }

    // Class ComClassCS
    [Guid("F610875B-40D3-4666-B367-60CDF30F5647"),
    ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.None),
    ComSourceInterfaces(typeof(IComClassCSEvents))]
    public class ComClassCS : IComClassCS
    {
    public event MyEventHandler MyEvent;

    public ComClassCS()
    {
    }
    public string Method()
    {
    if (MyEvent != null)
    {
    MyEvent("C# Event string...New");
    }
    return "C# COM Object return string";
    }
    }
    }


  2. #2
    Jim Cone
    Guest

    Re: Compatibilty between .NET framework and EXCEL

    Re: "What is going on here? Does anyone have any ideas why COMTEST2005
    doesn't work on Office 2002? What version of the .NET framework does Excel use?"

    ------------------------------------
    From ... http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/default.aspx

    To run Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office solutions,
    you must install the following software on the each user's computer:

    * The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0.
    * A version of Word 2003, Excel 2003, or Outlook 2003 that supports Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office.
    * Microsoft Office 2003 primary interop assemblies.
    * Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Runtime
    * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System (VSTO2005) Language Package (optional)
    -----------------------------------

    After everybody in the world upgrades you won't have a problem.<g>
    --
    Jim Cone
    San Francisco, USA
    http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware

  3. #3
    NickHK
    Guest

    Re: Compatibilty between .NET framework and EXCEL

    Jim,
    I must say that it seems to me that using the latest VB.Net with Office is
    just asking for trouble on anything other than a dev machine.
    Despite MS pushing the .Net way, it looks virtually impossible to do things
    that VB5/6 does in a few lines (without an 100MB+ installation of all those
    dependencies you listed).
    Or am I missing something ??

    NickHK

    "Jim Cone" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Re: "What is going on here? Does anyone have any ideas why COMTEST2005
    > doesn't work on Office 2002? What version of the .NET framework does Excel

    use?"
    >
    > ------------------------------------
    > From ... http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/default.aspx
    >
    > To run Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office solutions,
    > you must install the following software on the each user's computer:
    >
    > * The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0.
    > * A version of Word 2003, Excel 2003, or Outlook 2003 that supports

    Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office.
    > * Microsoft Office 2003 primary interop assemblies.
    > * Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Runtime
    > * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System

    (VSTO2005) Language Package (optional)
    > -----------------------------------
    >
    > After everybody in the world upgrades you won't have a problem.<g>
    > --
    > Jim Cone
    > San Francisco, USA
    > http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware




  4. #4
    Jim Cone
    Guest

    Re: Compatibilty between .NET framework and EXCEL

    Re: "Or am I missing something ??"

    I doubt it.

    Jim Cone
    San Francisco, USA
    http://www.officeletter.com/blink/specialsort.html


    "NickHK"
    <[email protected]>
    wrote in message
    Jim,
    I must say that it seems to me that using the latest VB.Net with Office is
    just asking for trouble on anything other than a dev machine.
    Despite MS pushing the .Net way, it looks virtually impossible to do things
    that VB5/6 does in a few lines (without an 100MB+ installation of all those
    dependencies you listed).
    Or am I missing something ??
    NickHK


    "Jim Cone"
    wrote in message
    > Re: "What is going on here? Does anyone have any ideas why COMTEST2005
    > doesn't work on Office 2002? What version of the .NET framework does Excel

    use?"
    > ------------------------------------
    > From ... http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/default.aspx
    > To run Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office solutions,
    > you must install the following software on the each user's computer:


    > * The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0.
    > * A version of Word 2003, Excel 2003, or Outlook 2003 that supports

    Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office.
    > * Microsoft Office 2003 primary interop assemblies.
    > * Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Runtime
    > * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System

    (VSTO2005) Language Package (optional)
    > -----------------------------------
    > After everybody in the world upgrades you won't have a problem.<g>
    > --
    > Jim Cone
    > San Francisco, USA
    > http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware




  5. #5

    Re: Compatibilty between .NET framework and EXCEL

    Don't forget the additional licenses required for MSOffice 2003.

    Jim Cone wrote:
    > Re: "Or am I missing something ??"
    >
    > I doubt it.
    >
    > Jim Cone
    > San Francisco, USA
    > http://www.officeletter.com/blink/specialsort.html
    >
    >
    > "NickHK"
    > <[email protected]>
    > wrote in message
    > Jim,
    > I must say that it seems to me that using the latest VB.Net with Office is
    > just asking for trouble on anything other than a dev machine.
    > Despite MS pushing the .Net way, it looks virtually impossible to do things
    > that VB5/6 does in a few lines (without an 100MB+ installation of all those
    > dependencies you listed).
    > Or am I missing something ??
    > NickHK
    >
    >
    > "Jim Cone"
    > wrote in message
    > > Re: "What is going on here? Does anyone have any ideas why COMTEST2005
    > > doesn't work on Office 2002? What version of the .NET framework does Excel

    > use?"
    > > ------------------------------------
    > > From ... http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/default.aspx
    > > To run Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office solutions,
    > > you must install the following software on the each user's computer:

    >
    > > * The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0.
    > > * A version of Word 2003, Excel 2003, or Outlook 2003 that supports

    > Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office.
    > > * Microsoft Office 2003 primary interop assemblies.
    > > * Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Runtime
    > > * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System

    > (VSTO2005) Language Package (optional)
    > > -----------------------------------
    > > After everybody in the world upgrades you won't have a problem.<g>
    > > --
    > > Jim Cone
    > > San Francisco, USA
    > > http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware



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