compiling / running a c program from within MS EXCEL?

05-22-2006, 04:59 AM

davenorm

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compiling / running a c program from within MS EXCEL?

I would like to:

- link a C program into MS-EXCEL
- call it as a function from a VB macro.

Is this possible? and if it is, how is it done?

thanks

05-22-2006, 07:46 AM

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If your C project is a dll, then you can reference its functions as described here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ce03082001.asp

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05-22-2006, 08:11 AM

davenorm

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linking/running a c program in excel

thanks very much for this - it looks feasible...

i'll give it a go and see how i get on,

much obliged,

Dave

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