A VBA code to list all add ins in Excel
In Excel, you may add or insert some add ins for better dealing with data. As we know, we can go to the Options window to view all add ins, but is there any way to list all add ins in a sheet? Now, in this tutorial, it provides a VBA code for listing all add ins in Excel.
1. Press Alt + F11 keys to enable the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
2. Click Insert > Module, and paste below code to the blank script.
VBA: List all add ins
Public Sub AllAddins()
'UpdatebyKutools20191031
Dim xWSh As Worksheet
Dim xWB As Workbook
Dim xAddin As AddIn
Dim xCOMAddin As COMAddIn
Dim xFA, xFCA As Integer
Dim xI As Integer
Dim xStr As String
On Error Resume Next
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
xStr = "Addins List"
Set xWB = Application.ActiveWorkbook
Set xWSh = xWB.Worksheets.Item(xStr)
If Not xWSh Is Nothing Then
xWSh.Delete
End If
Set xWSh = xWB.Worksheets.Add
xWSh.Name = xStr
xWSh.Range("A1").Value = "Name"
xWSh.Range("B1").Value = "FullName"
xWSh.Range("C1").Value = "Installed"
For xFA = 1 To Application.AddIns.Count
Set xAddin = Application.AddIns(xFA)
xI = xFA + 1
Range("A" & xI).Value = xAddin.Name
Range("B" & xI).Value = xAddin.FullName
Range("C" & xI).Value = xAddin.Installed
Next xFA
xFA = (xFA + 2)
xWSh.Range("A" & xFA).Value = "Description"
xWSh.Range("B" & xFA).Value = "progID"
xWSh.Range("C" & xFA).Value = "Connect"
For xFCA = 1 To Application.COMAddIns.Count
xI = xFCA + xFA
Set xCOMAddin = Application.COMAddIns(xFCA)
Range("A" & xI).Value = xCOMAddin.Description
Range("B" & xI).Value = xCOMAddin.progID
Range("C" & xI).Value = xCOMAddin.Connect
Next xFCA
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
End Sub
3. Press F5 key to run the code, a sheet named Addins List has been created with all add ins.
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