If I create a COM Add-in for Office XP, will it also work for Office 2000/2003 Or do I need to create a new Add-in for different versions of Office Is there any reason to use COM Add-in vs. traditional XLA or DOT file beside having one dll that works for both Excel and Word
One COM Add-in for all versions of Office (2000 and up)?
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One COM Add-in for all versions of Office (2000 and up)?
VenkatABC
A com add-in for office must implement the IDTExtensibility2 interface. It will work in office 2000, XP, 2003 as long as the objects, properties and methods you use are compatible between all versions.
pjascol
Basically, microsoft suggest that you build a version of your add-in for each version of office you want to use. There's a good article on this issue at http://blogs.msdn.com/omars/archive/2004/04/26/120047.aspx which might help you to find a solution.
chionhhm