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What I am trying to do is to create User Defined Functions (UDFs) for Excel using VSTO’s C# “Excel 2007 Add-in”-project type (since I just want to generate some general UDFs). As I am only trying to learn the basics (at this stage anyhow) this is what my code looks like:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml.Linq;
using Excel = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel;
using Office = Microsoft.Office.Core;
using Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel;
using Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Extensions;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace ExcelAddIn1
{
public partial class ThisAddIn
{
private void ThisAddIn_Startup(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{}
private void ThisAddIn_Shutdown(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{}
//My UDF
public static double HeronicCal(int a, int b, int c)
{
//first compute S = (a+b+c)/2
double S = (a + b + c) / 2;
double area = Math.Sqrt(S * (S - a) * (S - b) * (S - c));
return area;
}
#region VSTO generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
private void InternalStartup()
{
this.Startup += new System.EventHandler(ThisAddIn_Startup);
this.Shutdown += new System.EventHandler(ThisAddIn_Shutdown);
}
#endregion
}
}
It compiles fine, and when I run it, Excel pops up with a fresh spreadsheet, and when I look at the “Add-Ins”-list (in Excel options) I can see my add-in on the list (which is set to “Load at Startup). But here comes my problem, when I try to call my UDF from with-in Excel, Excel can’t find the method!
What I would imagine is wrong, is that I have to tag my method as an Excel UDF (using the square bra