GLSU Excel add-in fails to load after Office update from Version 2607 to 2608
Our Excel add-in, Process Runner GLSU , fails to load after Microsoft Office updates from Version 2607 to Version 2608. This started August 17, 2026 and is actively growing in scope. Error messages: Excel: Cannot run the macro 'onLoad' VBA: System Error &H80004005 (-2147467259). Unspecified error VBA: Compile error in hidden module: ThisWorkbook Has anyone encountered similar issue with their own custom add-on. If yes, any pointers to fix it. We are seeking help on priority. Thanks, Vrushali Pawale, Sr. Manager, Insightsoftware.
VBA Code stops
Not sure what is going on... this was working and now all the sudden the code stops part way through. Here is the current code (linked to a button) Private Sub CommandButton2_Click() Dim cofCom As Object Set cofCom = Application.COMAddIns("SapExcelAddIn").Object Dim api As Object Set api = cofCom.GetPlugin("com.sap.epm.FPMXLClient") api.RefreshActiveWorkbook Application.ScreenUpdating = False ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Spend Detail").Activate Sheet14.CommandButton2_Click Sheet14.CommandButton1_Click ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Spend Detail 1").Activate Sheet21.CommandButton4_Click Sheet21.CommandButton3_Click ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Spend Detail 2").Activate Sheet22.CommandButton6_Click Sheet22.CommandButton5_Click ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Spend Detail 3").Activate Sheet23.CommandButton8_Click Sheet23.CommandButton7_Click ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Spend Detail 4").Activate Sheet24.CommandButton10_Click Sheet24.CommandButton9_Click ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Spend Detail 5").Activate Sheet25.CommandButton12_Click Sheet25.CommandButton11_Click ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Spend Detail 6").Activate Sheet27.CommandButton14_Click Sheet27.CommandButton13_Click ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Finance Input Sheet").Activate Application.ScreenUpdating = True End Sub The problem is that all tabs update for the refresh but for some reason, going to each sheet and clicking the buttons is not occurring now. It is essentially stopping at line 6 and I have tried removing the screenupdating false and true and that did not make any difference. Just like for some reason the code stops and it was working a week ago. Any suggestions?Can anyone help me with this SWITCH function
Hello Everyone, This SWITCH function is used to produce a number that then I can use to sort workers and their functions. =SWITCH(TRUE, IF(AND(ISNUMBER(J2)=TRUE,M2="Working")=TRUE,5,0), IF(AND(ISNUMBER(K2)=TRUE,M2="Working")=TRUE,500,0), IF(AND(ISNUMBER(J2)=TRUE,M2="Special Project")=TRUE,15,0), IF(AND(ISNUMBER(K2)=TRUE,M2="Special Project")=TRUE,515,0), IF(AND(ISNUMBER(J2)=TRUE,M2="Stand By")=TRUE,20,0), IF(AND(ISNUMBER(K2)=TRUE,M2="Stand By")=TRUE,520,0), IF(AND(ISNUMBER(J2)=TRUE,M2="Special Project UFN")=TRUE,25,0), IF(AND(ISNUMBER(K2)=TRUE,M2="Special Project UFN")=TRUE,525,0), 50 ) In Column J I have their Start Time, from the Kronos System, and in Column K I have their End Time. In Column M I have Tasks names that would indicate what each Team member is doing. Each component does evaluate correctly but the function always return 50? What am I missing here? Thanks in Advance! GiGi
Please allow this foundational concept for algorithms
Hello dear friends of Excel. Please let me begin by thanking you all for giving us the excellent tool that Ms Excel is. I've being working practically my whole Computer Engineer career (~18 years) with this awesome tool, and I cannot imagine doing my work without it. It really is excellent, and has been enhancing a lot in the last years. In this occasion I would like to ask you to consider including in Excel, native support for "empty arrays", that is, arrays that have "0" (zero) items. This feature would help a lot in the following type of algorithms: When you have to scan a range of cells that hold the items of a set named "S", and from that set you have to select only the items that satisfy a given condition { ALL i | such that CONDITION(i) = TRUE }, and with those selected items (i) you have to construct a new vector named "V" In this case you usually need to begin with an "empty array", that is the initial value before adding any selected item, and at some point as you process the algorithm, maybe you will find the 1st. item to add to the "empty array" Maybe you won't find any item that satisfy the condition, and at the end of the algorithm, you will end up with an "empty array" as a result. To illustrate this type of algorithm, let me put an example: =LET( vector; SEQUENCE(10); new_vector; REDUCE( 0; vector; LAMBDA(building_vector;vector_i; IF(RESIDUO(vector_i;2)=1; VSTACK(building_vector; vector_i); building_vector ) ) ); INDEX(new_vector;SEQUENCE(ROWS(new_vector) - 1) + 1) ) This "algorithm", scans a set S = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 } from S, it selects only the "odd numbers" { ALL i | such that "i is odd" }, it takes every odd number and adds it to the array named "building_vector", "building_vector" begins as a non-empty-array, holding "1 sentinel item" at the beginning of the algorithm (the number "0"), at the end of the algorithm, I have to do a work-around, to remove manually the 1st. sentinel item from the array The cons of this approach are: sometimes the resulting array will not have any selected item, that is, it will be an "empty array", and as such, Excel will generate an error showing #CALC! as Excel doesn't currently support empty arrays, I have to do this workaround to add an initial sentinel item at the beginning of the algorithm, and then I have to remember to remove it at the end of it Dear friends of Excel, I consider empty arrays to be a "foundational concept for algorithms". It's like the "zero" for numbers, but for arrays. It would be nice to be able to write this kind of algorithms with the aid of Excel, being able to natively support "empty arrays" without me having to do the extra work of handling a simulated situation of an empty array. I present you this request, and I ask you to please consider the importance of this feature. Thanks in advance!
Excel can't open file from hyperlink after upgrade windows11
Hello, I met a strang issue. After upgrade system from w10 to w11, my excel can't open linkage file which was working normal before. Tested file and folder which located on local and SMB was not working, after click the hyper-lnik nothing happen and no pop-up just turn to mouse to loading icon then nothing happen how can I check which part cause this issue? Also tested on word have same issue. Further, url was working normal.
Circular Reference Issues - A desperate woman needs help ASAP =(
I have an incredibly in-depth spreadsheet, with about 15 pages, and in-depth tables and calculations on most of those pages. Point being, I have a HUGE freaking file with tons of data collected over the years. Now, all of a sudden, I cannot input anything without the Microsoft Excel Warning popping up, stating: "There are one or more circular references where a formula refers to its own cell either directly or indirectly. This might cause them to calculate incorrectly. Try removing or changing these references, or moving the formulas to different cells." I understand what this pop up is saying, but my file is so huge, and there is so much information, I cannot find the error anywhere!!!!! And I don't have the option to search for it. So I cannot correct this error on my own, and I cannot input anything into the spreadsheet without having to exit out of that **bleep** pop up!!! I am defeated, INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATED, and I cannot see a clear path to recovery. I have been working on this document for years now, and I cannot start fresh. HELP, HELP, HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOS!! Anyone! I am desperate and beyond frustrated =(A new Excel Think Tank
After nearly 30 years of using Excel commercially, I am now coming to retirement. But before I finally hang up my Excel boots, I have setup a small Excel think tank. The idea being people can send me their issues and I will work with you to build your permanent solution in Excel. I have created a number of solutions from Email Validator, Automatic dashboard creators, Fraud analysis, Auto resume makes, Music Syns (All in Excel), so if give it try.
Excel App Builder: Should Excel Support Turning Workbooks into Standalone Low-Code Applications?
Excel has been much more than a spreadsheet application for a long time. In many organizations, Excel is already used as an informal low-code development platform. Advanced workbooks often contain not only data and formulas, but complete domain-specific logic: calculation models, planning tools, dashboards, input forms, reports, simulations, administrative workflows, and sometimes even small internal business applications. This is one of Excel’s greatest strengths. It allows domain experts, power users, analysts, engineers, teachers, consultants, and small businesses to build working tools without becoming full-time software developers. However, there is a structural limitation: the final product usually remains an Excel workbook. That creates several problems: the user needs a compatible Excel installation, macro security and Trust Center settings can block functionality, formulas and business logic are difficult to protect properly, distribution and updates are not as clean as with real applications, workbook-based tools often look less professional than standalone software, user interface, data, and logic are often mixed together in the same file. I believe Microsoft could turn this existing reality into a major strategic opportunity. Core proposal: Excel App Builder / Excel Runtime My suggestion is an official Excel App Builder or Excel Runtime. The idea would be to allow selected Excel workbooks to be packaged as protected standalone applications. Excel would continue to serve as the calculation, data, and automation engine in the background. The end user would not necessarily see the workbook itself. Instead, they would interact with a clean application interface: input forms, buttons, dashboards, charts, reports, controlled tables, and export options. Possible output formats could include: Windows apps, web apps, Teams apps, SharePoint apps, mobile-friendly internal tools, protected specialist applications. This would not replace Power Apps. In my view, it could complement Power Apps very well. Excel could remain the place where fast domain logic, calculations, prototypes, and models are created. Power Apps, Dataverse, Azure, and the wider Microsoft ecosystem could then support larger, scalable, enterprise-level workflows. In other words: Excel could become the natural entry point into Microsoft’s low-code ecosystem. Why this could matter strategically Excel already has an enormous “hidden developer base”: people who are not traditional programmers, but who build useful tools with formulas, tables, Power Query, Power Pivot, VBA, Office Scripts, and now AI assistance. This is a unique market position. Many of these users would not start with C#, JavaScript, Python, or a full application framework. But they already start with Excel. They already build the logic there. The missing step is a professional way to package, protect, distribute, and update those solutions. An official App Builder could: strengthen Excel’s long-term relevance, differentiate Excel from simpler spreadsheet competitors, create a stronger bridge between Excel and Power Platform, give power users a professional deployment path, create new commercial licensing opportunities, reduce the need for fragile VBA/UI workarounds, make Excel-based tools more secure and maintainable. Example use cases A small engineering office creates a technical calculation workbook and exports it as a protected customer tool. A school or university builds a grading, diagnostic, or planning tool with Excel logic but provides staff with a clean app interface. A small business turns an Excel-based quotation calculator into an internal sales app. A finance department packages a planning model as a controlled scenario tool for managers. A consultant builds specialized calculation tools and distributes them professionally without exposing the workbook structure. These are not exotic scenarios. Many people already build this kind of logic in Excel today. The difference would be that Microsoft could provide an official, safe, and professional deployment path. Supporting features that would make this stronger 1. Modern UI layer for Excel-based apps Excel-based applications would need a modern interface layer: forms, dialogs, navigation pages, buttons, card layouts, dashboards, responsive views, mobile-friendly layouts, role-based views, binding to cells, tables, named ranges, and data models. This would create a clearer separation between data, logic, and user interface. 2. Protected workbook logic A professional app export would require strong protection options: hidden formulas, protected named ranges, protected scripts or macro logic, defined input areas, digital signing, controlled editing, update mechanisms, possible licensing controls for commercial distribution. 3. Formula cells with controlled manual override One frequent Excel problem is that users overwrite formulas. A useful new cell mode could be: default formula + optional manual override The cell would keep the original formula internally but allow a controlled manual exception value. Excel could show whether the formula is active or manually overridden. This would remove many helper-column and VBA workarounds in planning, pricing, grading, budgeting, and technical models. 4. Native database layer inside Excel Excel is widely used as a database, even when that becomes fragile. A native database layer could support: primary keys, relationships between tables, required fields, validation rules, change history, duplicate detection, form views, simple queries, optional cloud synchronization. This should feel like a natural extension of Excel tables, not like a separate database product. 5. Multidimensional workbook models Many workbooks use separate sheets for months, locations, versions, departments, or scenarios. This often creates duplication and maintenance problems. Excel could support native dimensions for tables and models, for example: time period, location, scenario, version, department. Formulas, charts, dashboards, and PivotTables could become dimension-aware. This would be especially useful for financial planning, controlling, simulations, scientific models, and project planning. Why now? AI is changing how people build with Excel. Copilot and other AI tools make it easier for non-programmers to generate formulas, scripts, models, and structured workflows. That means more users will be able to build complex Excel-based solutions. But if AI helps users create more advanced workbooks, the next logical question is: How can these workbooks be safely packaged, shared, protected, and used as real tools? An Excel App Builder could be the answer. Possible first step This does not need to start as a massive platform. A realistic first version could be experimental: selected workbook ranges, simple input forms, protected formulas, dashboard view, Windows or web runtime, export as an internal app, optional Teams or SharePoint integration. It could even begin as an Excel Labs / Microsoft Garage style experiment to test demand and gather feedback from power users, developers, and organizations. Core question for the community Excel is already used as a hidden development platform. Should Microsoft make this official? Would an Excel App Builder / Excel Runtime be useful for your organization, clients, or internal tools? Which feature would matter most in a first version? protected workbook runtime, modern UI layer, formula override cells, native database layer, multidimensional models, Power Platform integration, commercial app distribution? I would be very interested to hear how other Excel users, developers, MVPs, and Microsoft product people see this idea. In short: Excel already allows millions of people to build domain-specific logic. Microsoft could turn that strength into an official, secure, and economically attractive low-code application platform.
