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Start-up Switches

See Also: Excel Workbook Size Increase/Excel Phantom Links

Original Source: Description of the startup switches for Excel

SUMMARY

Microsoft Excel accepts a number of optional switches that you can use to control how the program starts. This article lists the switches and provides a description of each switch.

Switches

The following table lists the switches that you can use to control how Excel starts. Switches are not case sensitive: /O is the same as /o. In some scenarios, you can use more than one switch at a time. If you use more than one switch at a time, you must separate the switches with spaces -- for example: /o /s 
   Switch           Function
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------

   /e, /embedded    Forces Excel to start without displaying the 
                    startup screen and creating a new workbook 
                    (Book1.xls).

                    Example: /e or /embedded

   /m               Forces Excel to create a new workbook that
                    contains a single macro sheet.

                    Example: /m

   /o               Forces Excel to re-register itself. Specifically, 
                    the following key is rewritten in the registry:

                    Excel 97: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Excel
 
                    Excel 2000: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Excel

                    Excel 2002: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Excel

                    Excel 2003: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Excel

                    NOTE: If this key contains values that are not valid,
                    they are not corrected by using this switch. This 
                    switch only replaces missing values.

                    Example: /o

   /p <folder>      Forces Excel to use the path that you specify as the active
                    path instead of the default path. 

                    Example: /p "C:\Windows"

   /r <file name>    Forces Excel to open the specified file in
                    read-only mode.

                    Example: /r "C:\My Documents\Test.xls"

   /s, /safemode    Forces Excel to bypass all files in the Application Data\Microsoft\Xlstart folder,
                    the default XLStart folder located in the directory where Excel or Office is installed, 
                    and the alternate startup file location specified on the General tab of the Excel Options dialog box. 
                    It also forces Excel 
                    to bypass the toolbar file (Excel.xlb or 
                    <username>.xlb). You see "Safe Mode" in the 
                    Excel title bar. Use this switch when you want to 
                    start Excel in safe mode.

                    Example: /s or /safemode

     /t                Forces Excel to use the specified file as a
                    template for the default workbook. 

  /regserver        Forces Excel to register itself and then quit. Use this 
                    switch when you want Excel to rewrite all its 
                    registry keys and reassociate itself with Excel files, 
                    such as workbooks, charts, and others.

                    Example: /regserver


   /unregserver     Forces Excel to unregister itself and then quit.

                    Example: /unregserver

How to Add a Switch to the Microsoft Excel Shortcut

To add a switch to the Microsoft Excel shortcut:
  1. Right-click Start, click Open, and then double-click the Programs folder.
  2. Right-click the shortcut for Microsoft Excel, click Properties, and then click the Shortcut tab.
  3. In the Target box, type the switches that you want after the command that runs Excel.exe. For example, if you want Excel to start without creating a new workbook, and the Excel.exe file is installed in the default location, type the following in the Target box:
    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Excel.exe" /e
  4. Click OK.

    Note If the options on the Shortcut tab in the Properties dialog box are not available, your shortcuts are Windows Installer shortcuts. For more information about how to modify these shortcuts, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
    290379  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290379/ ) Office Shortcut tab is unavailable

How to Run Excel One Time with a Switch by Using the Command Line

If you want to run Excel with a switch occasionally, you can add the switch to the command line. To do this:
  1. Click Start, and then click Run.
  2. In the Open box, type the path to Excel.exe, and then add the switch that you want to use at the end of the command line. For example, if you want to bypass all the files in the startup folders and the Excel.exe file is installed in the default location, you type the following command:
    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Excel.exe" /s
  3. Click OK.

Original Source: Description of the startup switches for Excel

Excel VBA Macro Codes

SEE ALSO: Excel 4.0 EVALUATE Function

Excel VBA WorksheetFunction Property

As you may, or may not know, we can use standard Excel Worksheet Functions in VBA by preceding the Function name with WorksheetFunction or Application. E.g. the example below will sum the range A1:A10.

Sub SumUp()
    MsgBox WorksheetFunction.Sum(Sheet1.Range("A1:A10"))
End Sub



Sub SumUp2()
    MsgBox Application.Sum(Sheet1.Range("A1:A10"))
End Sub

However, IF there ANY Formulae Errors in the range used, it will result in a RunTime Error so you may want to replace all error cells with zero, or at least confirm the range has no formula errors with the SpecialCells Method, like below;

Sub ReplaceErrors()
    On Error Resume Next
      With Sheet1.Range("A1:A10")
           .SpecialCells(xlCellTypeFormulas, xlErrors) = 0
            MsgBox WorksheetFunction.Sum(.Cells)
      End With
    On Error GoTo 0
End Sub


Sub CheckForErrors()
Dim rErrCheck As Range
    On Error Resume Next
      With Sheet1.Range("A1:A10")
           Set rErrCheck = .SpecialCells(xlCellTypeFormulas, xlErrors)
                If Not rErrCheck Is Nothing Then
                   MsgBox "Please fix formula errors in selected cells"
                   Application.Goto .SpecialCells(xlCellTypeFormulas, xlErrors)
                 Else
                    MsgBox WorksheetFunction.Sum(.Cells)
                End If
      End With
    On Error GoTo 0

End Sub

Excel VBA Evaluate Method

With the Evaluate Method, we must still check for, or fix, formula errors in the range we Evaluate with an Excel Formula, but there is less typing and we can simply copy Formulas from the formula bar. The VBA Macros below shows some uses of the Evaluate Method, BUT contain no error checks. Don't forget to add them like above.

Sub EvaluateSum()
    MsgBox Evaluate("SUM(1,2)")
    MsgBox Evaluate("SUM(Sheet1!A1:A10)")
End Sub


Sub EvaluateVlookup()
    MsgBox Evaluate("VLOOKUP(Sheet2!A1,Sheet1!B1:C10,2,FALSE)")
End Sub

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