XL2000: How to Determine Which DLLs Are Registered (213498)

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel you can programmatically list the dynamic link library (DLL and XLL) files that provide functions registered in Excel.

This article describes a sample macro that creates a three-column array of all registered functions in Microsoft Excel, where column 1 displays the name of the DLL or code resource; column 2 displays the name of the procedure in the DLL or code resource; and column 3 displays strings specifying the data types of the return values, and the number and data types of the arguments.

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To create and run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Application sample Sub procedure that can list all of the DLL and XLL files that are registered in Excel, use the following steps:

Start Excel.
Press ALT+F11 to start the Visual Basic editor.
On the Insert menu, click Module.

Type the following code in the Module sheet:

Sub DLLList()
   theArray = Application.RegisteredFunctions
      If IsNull(theArray) Then
         MsgBox "No registered functions"
      Else
      Cells(1, 1).Value = "DLL Name"
      Cells(1, 2).Value = "Procedure Name"
      Cells(1, 3).Value = "Data Type Returned"
      For i = 1 To UBound(theArray)
         For j = 1 To 3
            Cells(i + 1, j).Formula = theArray(i, j)
         Next j
      Next i
   End If
End Sub

Press ALT+F11 to return to Excel.
On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.
In the Macro name list, click DLLList, and then click Run.