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Solver add-in menu item disappears

  Asked By: Charlie    Date: Feb 21    Category: MS Office    Views: 1704
  

My code adds lots of extra menu items to the Excel menu bar. When the
workbook loads/exits, it resets the normal Excel menu bar.

Sub Reset_CommandBars()
' In case user has reset menus already
On Error Resume Next
With Application.CommandBars("CustomMenu")
.Visible = False
.Delete
End With
With Application.CommandBars("Worksheet Menu Bar")
.Reset
End With
On Error GoTo 0
End Sub

Thing is, I lose my Solver add-in the whole time. My way to get it back
is as follows:
Sub Restore_Solver_Menu_Item()
' Unload the solver add-in, and install it again to
' have it show under the Tools menu again.
AddIns("Solver Add-in").Installed = False
AddIns("Solver Add-in").Installed = True
End Sub

But what I really want to do is the following:
1) Check whether the solver add-in is activated or not.
2) If already activated, is the option in the Tools menu?
3) If not in the menu, add it.

Any ideas, anyone?

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Answer #1    Answered By: Tiaan Thompson     Answered On: Feb 21

The following might help.

Sub blah()
'Check whether add-in  installed, if not install  it.
If Not AddIns("Solver Add-in").Installed Then AddIns("Solver
Add-in").Installed = True

'check if menu  item is present, if not add  one.
If Not SolverControlPresent Then
Set MenuItem = CommandBars("Worksheet Menu
Bar").Controls("&Tools").Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlButton)
With MenuItem
.Caption = "Solver (mine)"
.OnAction = "'C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\OFFICE11\Library\SOLVER\SOLVER.XLA'!Main"
End With
End If
End Sub


You'll need the SolverControlPresent function to go with that:

Function SolverControlPresent()
SolverControlPresent = False
For Each ctl In CommandBars("Worksheet Menu
Bar").Controls("&Tools").Controls
If ctl.Caption = "Sol&ver..." Then SolverControlPresent = True
Next
End Function

Be aware that I've named my added menu item  "Solver (mine)" to
distinguish it from the existing one I have. Also, the OnAction line
may be a different path on your machine.

To delete any menu items  use the likes of:
CommandBars("Worksheet Menu Bar").Controls("&Tools").Controls("Solver
(mine)").delete
in the immediate pane.

There is a way to place the menu item in the right place within the
dropdown menu but I'm out of time  at the moment.

 
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