Is it possible to insert VBA macros into Word 2010 with C# (with an exe)?

Question

4.00/5 (2 votes)

See more:

I asked this question in another community, but not answered.
I wonder if it is possible to insert VBA macros into Word 2010 with C# (with an exe)?

I want to deploy a word2010 macro to our co-workers in my office. This my 2rd-3th question around this problem. Add-in or module method has failed. Very difficult to them. I need one-click exe to set a bunch of macros in to normal.dot.

Thank you

Posted 3-Dec-13 2:00am

caglarorX2

Add a Solution

Comments

Maciej Los 3-Dec-13 8:03am

Replace normal.dot instead creating exe to change normal.dot ;)
Why addin has failed?

phil.o 3-Dec-13 8:50am

If you are using the Word file-format introduced in 2007 version, you may have to modify the normal.dotm file instead of the normal.dot.

2 solutions

Solution 1

Hi,

Yes you can try this : Link[^]

Posted 3-Dec-13 2:04am

Suvabrata Roy

Comments

caglarorX2 3-Dec-13 8:08am

Thank you. My office members has no computer experience. They use computer (and word 2010) as a typewriter. So i need to offer very simple (one-click) solution to them. Add-in and modules are complicated for office members (really). And they have different normal.dot templates. They write formal letters etc. And their departments are different from each other. So i came to that point one-click exe :(

caglarorX2 3-Dec-13 8:11am

Macros are very simple as converting (saveas) Active documents to pdf file and like these jobs.

caglarorX2 3-Dec-13 8:19am

@Suvabrata Roy , need to write-save into words VBA as macro of normal.dot The link explains how to running a macro.
Thank you.

Add a Solution

Add your solution here

Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML

Preview 0

…

Existing Members

Sign in to your account

...or Join us

Download, Vote, Comment, Publish.

Your Email
Password
Forgot your password?

Your Email
This email is in use. Do you need your password?
Optional Password

I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Please subscribe me to the CodeProject newsletters

When answering a question please:

Read the question carefully.
Understand that English isn't everyone's first language so be lenient of bad spelling and grammar.
If a question is poorly phrased then either ask for clarification, ignore it, or edit the question and fix the problem. Insults are not welcome.
Don't tell someone to read the manual. Chances are they have and don't get it. Provide an answer or move on to the next question.

Let's work to help developers, not make them feel stupid.

This content, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

Maciej Los · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-03T03:14:00

Please, read my comment first.

There are several resons why not to insert macros in normal template. The most important is security. Please, see this: Working with Microsoft Word Templates—The Foundation[^]

As i mentioned, the simplest method is to replace normal.dot (using for example zip self-extractor or any other application).

If you need to do something special, i would suggest you to create Word - VBA addin[^].
Creating VBA Add-ins to Extend and Automate Microsoft Office Documents[^]

If you prefer to write COM addin, please see:
Walkthrough: Creating Your First Application-Level Add-in for Word[^]
Writing a Word Add-in - Part I[^]