Office Programming Helper Indent VB Code

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System Requirements

• Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (32Bit or 64Bit)
• .NET Framework version 4 or later
• Any version of Microsoft Office 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 365 (32Bit Or 64Bit)
• Any Microsoft Office product: Office Personal, Office Home, Office Student, Office Business or Office Business Premium.
• Work also for in single application install such as Word or Excel.

What's New

• Minimize some system requirement
• Also, VBA is VB but addin itself could be is in VB.NET or C#

Introduction

For Whom This Application is Written

If you are one or more of the following, then I hope that you will find this application helpful:

• Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point macros writers
• MS Access forms designer
• VBA (Visual Basic for application) Developers
• Add in builder

Why to use this application

Indent your code?

• It will improve the readability and make it easer to understand the code when return back to it later
• It makes easer to maintains the code and fix bugs in it

Add line numbers and error handlers?

• It will improve errors and bugs catching
• The error message will contain the line number, the producer and module name

This Application Will Expose the Following Functions to Excel, Access and Other VBA Host.

• Number to words converter in both English and Arabic
• MW function to calculate the molecular weight of any chemical compound
• Desktop screen size can be known from the VBA
• Many file related function
• Clipboard functions: Clear, SetText, GetText, Ascii2Unicode & Unicode2Ascii
• Many other .NET functions are exposed to VBA
• Colors related function to get brightness, Y and L value of RBG color or image

How This Application Differs

• This application is not just an add-in. It offers many other helpful resources.
• It provides to you the simplest way to build your add-on

Other Useful VBA Add-ins

Here are some useful add-ins you may interested in:

• Code VBA
• MZ-Tools

Background

Although VB6 went out, VBA is still needed to develop Office macros or Microsoft Access modules so VBA add-in is important.

Using the Code

How to Use this Code as VBA/VBE Addin

• Download the setup file and run it as administrator.
• This will install the application and you will be ready to use it.
• Open any office document
• Now you can use some .NET control in your MS Word Macro, MS Excel Macro and MS Access form.
• You can use this application to format your VBA code
• Open an Office document that contains macro and edit the macro in VBA Window it or open Microsoft Access Module.
• Write your VBA code.
• From Add-Ins menu, choose Add error handler to this file.
• This will change the format of your code as follows...

Sample of code before applying this add in:

Public Sub Macro1()
    MsgBox("This is Macro1")
End Sub

Sample of code after applying this add in:

Public Sub Macro1()
    On Error GoTo EorrorHandler
1:  MsgBox("This is Macro1")
    Exit Sub
EorrorHandler:
    Debug.Print "Error in: Module1.Macro1." & Erl & vbNewLine & Err.Description
    'This will print the error Module name and the Error Sub Name and 
    'line number in the immediate window and this is useful in debugging
    Debug.Assert False
    'This will stop the execution of the code if you are in debug mode and 
    'has no effect in run mode
    MsgBox "Error in: Module1.Macro1." & Erl & vbNewLine & Err.Description
    'This will show a message box about the error in run time
End Sub 

How to Use This Code to Expose Some .NET Library to VBA Programing

• Open an Office document that contains macro and edit the macro in VBA Window it or open Microsoft Access Module
• In VBE Window Select Tools, References, Browse, then select the file OfficeProgrammingHelper.tlb from the folder OfficeProgrammingHelper\x64 or OfficeProgrammingHelper\x86 in the application installing folder.
• Now you could start writing the code using this library.
• Please note that the Class NP is the main class that could be used to access most of the other classes.
• Before using this class, please insert the following code in a VBA Module:

  Public NP As New OfficeProgrammingHelper.NP

• After this, you could use the NP object in any code in your project.

Using NP Object in Your Code

• NP.Clipboard: It is used to access computer clipboard. Example: put or get text from the clipboard with specific format, clear the clipboard or converting the text in it form or to Unicode.
  You could put or get text with the following formats: Text, Unicode text, RTF, HTML.

  Sub Test()
      NP.Clipboard.Clear
      NP.Clipboard.SetText "Some Text"
      NP.Clipboard.Ascii2Unicode
      NP.Clipboard.Unicode2Ascii
      Debug.Print NP.Clipboard.GetText
  End Sub

• NP.Directory: Create, Delete, Exists, Move

  Sub Test()
      If Not NP.Directory.Exists("C:\Temp") Then NP.Directory.CreateDirectory "C:\Temp"
      NP.Directory.Move "C:\Temp", "C:\Temp2"
      NP.Directory.Delete "C:\Temp2"
  End Sub

• NP.File: Copy, Create, Delete, Exists, Move, Shell

  Sub Test()
      If Not NP.File.Exists("C:\Temp.txt") Then NP.File.Create "C:\Temp.txt"
      NP.File.Move "C:\Temp.txt", "C:\Temp2.txt"
      NP.File.Copy "C:\Temp2.txt", "C:\Temp.txt"
      NP.File.Delete "C:\Temp2.txt"
      NP.Shell "C:\Temp.txt"
  End Sub

• NP.Screen: CM, Height, Width, TwipsPerPixelX, TwipsPerPixelY
• NP.Text: EncodingConvert, EncodingConvertByCodePage, GetTextHeight, Md5Hash, TrimAny
• NP.SQL

Switch Off the Debug Mode When Executing Office Macro

• Open an Office document that contains macro and edit the macro in VBA Window it or open Microsoft Access Module
• From Tools menu, choose your project properties, then choose Protection
• Check the Lock project for viewing
• Type a password and click OK
• Close your document and reopen it

Other Included Library

NumbersToText

This library will convert numbers to words in English or Arabic and could be used in your Office applications:

Dim c As New NumberToArabicWords
Debug.Print(c.ConvertToWords(10002015)) 

Useful Ready to Import VBA Code

You will find in the bin directory of the application some useful VBA code ready to use:

• Molecular Weight Calculation code that enables calculating Molecular Weight from the line formula
• Useful MS Access database function to help in refresh linked tables and to get the next empty integer value for the field in a query and to get LastValue in a table

Expose .NET Controls as ActiveX

This library also provides exposing some .NET controls to be used in Office VBA forms and in ActiveX containers.

Points of Interest

How to Write a VBA Addin

• Create a new class library project that uses v2 of .NET Framework and ComVisible
• The add in needs either PIA or Visual Studio Tools for Office
• Add the following references:
  • System
  • System.Windows.Forms
  • Extensibility = Microsoft Add-In Designer
  • Microsoft.Vbe.Interop
  • Microsoft.Office.Core
• Add a class that Implements IDTExtensibility2
• Write your code in C# or VB:

  private const string AddErrorHandlerCaption = "Add error handler to this file";
  
  private CommandBarControl AddErrorHandlerMenuItem;
  private CommandBarEvents AddErrorHandlerEvent;
  void IDTExtensibility2.OnConnection(object Application, 
  ext_ConnectMode ConnectMode, object AddInInst, ref System.Array custom)
  {
  	this.OnConnection(Application, ConnectMode, AddInInst, ref custom);
  }
  private void OnConnection(object Application, 
  ext_ConnectMode ConnectMode, object AddInInst, ref System.Array custom)
  {
  	try
  	{
  		//save the VB instance
  		VBInstance = (VBE)Application;
  		AddErrorHandlerMenuItem = AddToAddInCommandBar(AddErrorHandlerCaption);
  		AddErrorHandlerToProjectMenuItem = AddToAddInCommandBar(AddErrorHandlerToProjectCaption);
  		//sink the event
  		this.AddErrorHandlerEvent = VBInstance.Events.CommandBarEvents(AddErrorHandlerMenuItem);
  		//.....More Code
  	}
  	catch (Exception ex)
  	{
  		ErrMsg(ex);
  	}
  }
  
  void IDTExtensibility2.OnDisconnection(ext_DisconnectMode RemoveMode, ref System.Array custom)
  {
  	this.OnDisconnection(RemoveMode, ref custom);
  }
  private void OnDisconnection(ext_DisconnectMode RemoveMode, ref System.Array custom)
  {
  //INSTANT C# TODO TASK: The 'On Error Resume Next' statement is not converted by Instant C#:
  	On Error Resume Next
  	//delete the command bar entry 
  
  	AddErrorHandlerMenuItem.Delete();
  	//.....More Code
  	//shut down the Add-In
  }
  
  private void OnAddErrorClick(object CommandBarControl, ref bool handled, ref bool CancelDefault)
  {
     //.....Your click event code here
  }
  
  //INSTANT C# NOTE: Converted event handler wireups:
  	private bool EventsSubscribed = false;
  	private void SubscribeToEvents()
  	{
  		if (EventsSubscribed)
  			return;
  		else
  			EventsSubscribed = true;
  
  		AddErrorHandlerEvent.Click += OnAddErrorClick;
  	}

  Private Const AddErrorHandlerCaption As String = "Add error handler to this file" 
    
  Private AddErrorHandlerMenuItem As CommandBarControl
  Private WithEvents AddErrorHandlerEvent As CommandBarEvents
  Private Sub OnConnection(ByVal Application As Object _
  , ByVal ConnectMode As ext_ConnectMode, ByVal AddInInst As Object _
  , ByRef custom As System.Array) Implements IDTExtensibility2.OnConnection
      Try
          'save the vb instance
          VBInstance = CType(Application, VBE)
          AddErrorHandlerMenuItem = AddToAddInCommandBar(AddErrorHandlerCaption)
          AddErrorHandlerToProjectMenuItem = _
          AddToAddInCommandBar(AddErrorHandlerToProjectCaption)
          'sink the event
          With VBInstance.Events
              Me.AddErrorHandlerEvent = .CommandBarEvents(AddErrorHandlerMenuItem)
              '.....More Code
          End With
      Catch ex As Exception
          ErrMsg(ex)
      End Try
  End Sub 
    
  Private Sub OnDisconnection(ByVal RemoveMode As ext_DisconnectMode _
  , ByRef custom As System.Array) _
  Implements IDTExtensibility2.OnDisconnection
      On Error Resume Next
      'delete the command bar entry 
    
      AddErrorHandlerMenuItem.Delete()
      '.....More Code
      'shut down the Add-In
  End Sub 
    
  Private Sub OnAddErrorClick(ByVal CommandBarControl As Object, _
      ByRef handled As Boolean, _
              ByRef CancelDefault As Boolean) Handles AddErrorHandlerEvent.Click
     '.....Your click event code here
  End Sub

• Generate reg file to register your add in for VBA like this:

  REGEDIT4 
    
  [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VBA\VBE\6.0\Addins\{ClassProgId}]
  "CommandLineSafe"=dword:00000000
  "Description"="{ClassDescription}"
  "FriendlyName"="{ClassDisplayName}"
  "LoadBehavior"=dword:00000003 
  
  [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VBA\VBE\6.0\Addins64\{ClassProgId}]
  "CommandLineSafe"=dword:00000000
  "Description"="{ClassDescription}"
  "FriendlyName"="{ClassDisplayName}"
  "LoadBehavior"=dword:00000003 
            
  [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VBA\6.0\Common] 
    
  "FontFace"="Courier New"
  "FontHeight"="10"

  {ClassProgId}, {ClassDescription} and {ClassDisplayName} will be replaced with their values for this addin. {ClassProgId} is the full class name example: VBAErrorHandler.Connect

  Both Addins and Addins64 keys are required for 64 bit addin.

• Create a setup project that installs and registers the class for com and adds the above reg file to the registry.

How to Analyze the VBA Module

Although we could move from one procedure to another using CodeModule object, the application will be more quick execution than if we get all Module code, then analyze it using Regular Expressions and we use it to analyze each procedure.

Regular Expressions Learning

Many applications may help you learn Regular Expressions:

1. Expresso form http://www.ultrapico.com
2. csharpregexdemo

About Office Addins

Microsoft Office supports add ins written in VBA itself as word add in (*.dotm) and access addin (*.mda) files. Here are some useful application titles for devolving addins:

• Office Custom UI Editor
• MS Office 2007 Icons Pack
• VBA Ribbon - Face Ids

History

• 20^th July, 2011: Initial version
• 4^th February, 2011: Adding expose .NET library to VBA
• 21^st September, 2012: Adding expose .NET controls and adding installation
• 7^th August, 2013: Some useful additions
• July, 2015: Color class added
• January, 2018: Fit with Windows 10
• 2^nd January, 2019