I'd like to be able to source control my Excel spreadsheet's VBA modules (currently using Excel 2003 SP3) so that I can share and manage the code used by a bunch of different spreadsheets - and therefore I'd like to re-load them from files when the spreadsheet is opened.
I've got a module called Loader.bas, that I use to do most of the donkey work (loading and unloading any other modules that are required) - and I'd like to be able to load it up from a file as soon as the spreadsheet is opened.
I've attached the following code to the Workbook_Open event (in the ThisWorkbook class).
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Call RemoveLoader
Call LoadLoader
End Sub
Where RemoveLoader (also within the ThisWorkbook class) contains the following code:
Private Sub RemoveLoader()
Dim y As Integer
Dim OldModules, NumModules As Integer
Dim CompName As String
With ThisWorkbook.VBProject
NumModules = ThisWorkbook.VBProject.VBComponents.Count
y = 1
While y <= NumModules
If .VBComponents.Item(y).Type = 1 Then
CompName = .VBComponents.Item(y).Name
If VBA.Strings.InStr(CompName, "Loader") > 0 Then
OldModules = ThisWorkbook.VBProject.VBComponents.Count
.VBComponents.Remove .VBComponents(CompName)
NumModules = ThisWorkbook.VBProject.VBComponents.Count
If OldModules - NumModules = 1 Then
y = 1
Else
MsgBox ("Failed to remove " & CompName & " module from VBA project")
End If
End If
End If
y = y + 1
Wend
End With
End Sub
Which is probably a bit overcomplicated and slightly crude - but I'm trying everything I can find to get it to load the external module!
Often, when I open the spreads