Comments on: Using the immediate window from within the Excel desktop

By: Resolver « Smurf on Spreadsheets

Resolver « Smurf on Spreadsheets — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 03:41:45 +0000

[...] It is a bit like a spreadsheet with a code editing window tacked below. Both Ross and I have tackled this issue with VBA in different ways in the past. Here is Ross’s code to unlock the VBAIDE Immediate window to float over the grid. [...]

By: FLT « Smurf on Spreadsheets

FLT « Smurf on Spreadsheets — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:50:49 +0000

[...] That was until I found Ross’s bit of code to rip the immediate window out of VBA and put it in the Excel desktop instead. What a great idea, I wish I’d thought of it. I didn’t, but it did inspire this little form based tool. Its as tatty as, just a mega rough and ready thing that I probably wont bother to develop further. No idea if its any use, of if I’ve missed something obvious, and there is a more simple way to do this. If so, be sure to let us know via comments. [...]

By: simon murphy

simon murphy — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:52:58 +0000

Ross
I never wanted it till I saw it, and tried it. It so much better than clicking back and forth to the VBE. I have some plans to play around with this in the near future – I’ll let you know how I get on.
cheers
Simon

By: Ross

Ross — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:44:34 +0000

Thanks Simon,
It’s never something that I’ve ever really wanted but I have hear it ask about before, so when I saw the API code somewhere I gave it a go. To be honest I used a Z order approach to begin with but that did not work, this kind does.

cheers
Ross

By: simon murphy

simon murphy — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:17:13 +0000

Ross
I had a little play around with this the other day – brilliant idea.
I can see a few uses for the window and for the technique itself.
cheers
Simon