Using Scripts to Manage Excel's General Options

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Sample VBScript scripts that demonstrate how you can both retrieve and configure the Microsoft Excel 2003 General options.

Mapping the Dialog Box to the Excel Object Model

The options referenced in the following scripts correspond to the options found on the General tab of the Options dialog box. To access these options in Microsoft Excel 2003, click Tools, click Options and then click the General tab. A mapping between the options available in this dialog box and the Microsoft Excel object model is shown below.

General

The scripts shown on this page were tested using Microsoft Excel 2003. At least some of the functionality is likely to work on any version of Microsoft Excel that supports Visual Basic for Applications (VBA); however, the scripts have not been tested using any of these other versions.

Sample Code for Retrieving Values

Sample script that retrieves the configuration information found on the General tab in the Options dialog box in Microsoft Excel 2003.

Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")

Wscript.Echo "R1C1 reference style : " & objExcel.ReferenceStyle
Wscript.Echo "Prompt for workbook properties: " & _
    objExcel.PromptForSummaryInfo
Wscript.Echo "Ignore other applications: " & _
    objExcel.IgnoreRemoteRequests
Wscript.Echo "Provide feedback with sound: " & objExcel.EnableSound
Wscript.Echo "Function tooltips: " & _
    objExcel.DisplayFunctionTooltips
Wscript.Echo "Zoom on roll with IntelliMouse: " & objExcel.RollZoom
Wscript.Echo "Recently used file list: " & _
    objExcel.DisplayRecentFiles
Wscript.Echo "Recently used file list entries: " & _
    objExcel.RecentFiles.Maximum
Wscript.Echo "Sheets in new workbook: " & _
    objExcel.SheetsInNewWorkbook
Wscript.Echo "Standard font: " & objExcel.StandardFont
Wscript.Echo "Standard font size: " & objExcel.StandardFontSize
Wscript.Echo "Default file location: " & objExcel.DefaultFilePath
Wscript.Echo "User name: " & objExcel.UserName

objExcel.Quit

Sample Code for Modifying Values

Sample script that sets the default number of worksheets in a new workbook to 1.

Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")

objExcel.SheetsInNewWorkbook = 1

objExcel.Quit

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