Demonstrates how to use a timer to execute a macro function at regular intervals
This sample add-in shows how to use the CXllApp::Excel method to run a macro function at a specific time.
CXllApp::Excel | CXlOper::GetActiveCell | CXlOper::SetValue | ::XlNow
Each sample project is located in a sub-directory of the Samples directory of the XLL+ installation. To use the sample project, open the solution file UseTimer.sln or the project file UseTimer.vcproj.
You can enable debugging under Excel by using the Setup Debugging command in the XLL+ ToolWindow.
When delivered, the help files are excluded from the build.
You can enable the help build by selecting the files
UseTimer.help.xml and
UseTimer.chm
in the Solution Explorer,
and using the right-click menu to view Properties.
Select the page "Configuration Properties/General" and
set the "Excluded from build" property to "No".
See Generating help
in the User Guide for more information.