XL2000: LibraryPath Includes Trailing Separator on Macintosh (213676)

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You can use the LibraryPath property in Visual Basic macros and procedures in Microsoft Excel to return the path to the Library folder. The Library folder is the folder where most add-ins included with Microsoft Excel are stored.

In Microsoft Excel 2000, the LibraryPath property appears similar to the following:

   C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Library
				

Note that there is no trailing separator (in this case, a backslash) at the end of the path.

However, in Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, the LibraryPath property appears similar to the following: Note that there is a trailing separator (in this case, a colon) at the end of the path. This may cause problems if you are writing code that is intended to work in both Microsoft Excel for Windows and Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh.

You can prevent problems from occurring by programmatically removing the trailing separator from the LibraryPath before you use it. The following example demonstrates one way in which you can do this.

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

Sub GetGoodLibraryPath()

   ' Store the LibraryPath in a variable.
   xLibraryPath = Application.LibraryPath

   ' If the LibraryPath ends in a colon...
   If Right(xLibraryPath, 1) = ":" Then

      ' ...remove the colon from the end of the path.
      xLibraryPath = Left(xLibraryPath, Len(xLibraryPath) - 1)

   End If

   ' Display the corrected LibraryPath.
   MsgBox "The application's LibraryPath is " & xLibraryPath

End Sub
				

Once you have corrected the LibraryPath, you can use the PathSeparator property to add either a backslash or a colon to the end of the path, and then add a file name after the separator. Following is an example:

   xFilePath = xLibraryPath & Application.PathSeparator & "Addin.xla"
				

If you use the PathSeparator property when the LibraryPath has not been corrected, you may receive an error message when you run the macro in Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh.

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