Comments on: Using the Object Browser http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2008/02/27/using-the-object-browser/ Daily posts of Excel tips…and other stuff Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:58:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jon Peltier http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2008/02/27/using-the-object-browser/#comment-31091 Jon Peltier Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:19:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1813#comment-31091 <p>There's a difference between 'Hidden' and 'Not Exposed'.</p> There’s a difference between ‘Hidden’ and ‘Not Exposed’.

]]> By: Charles Williams http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2008/02/27/using-the-object-browser/#comment-31086 Charles Williams Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:51:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1813#comment-31086 <p>You can show hidden members in the VBE object browser by right-clicking in the windows and choosing 'Show Hidden Members'<br> Charles</p> You can show hidden members in the VBE object browser by right-clicking in the windows and choosing ‘Show Hidden Members’
Charles

]]> By: Patrick O'Beirne http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2008/02/27/using-the-object-browser/#comment-31085 Patrick O'Beirne Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:29:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1813#comment-31085 <p>Jon Peltier: "If these properties are not exposed, then how can you code against them?"</p> <p>There are a number of hidden members. I can't remember the details now, some are ancient XL97 ones suppressed, some are internal for integration only with Visual Studio.</p> <p>For example, I'm not sure where worksheet.DrawingObjects belongs.</p> <p>P.</p> Jon Peltier: “If these properties are not exposed, then how can you code against them?”

There are a number of hidden members. I can’t remember the details now, some are ancient XL97 ones suppressed, some are internal for integration only with Visual Studio.

For example, I’m not sure where worksheet.DrawingObjects belongs.

P.

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2008/02/27/using-the-object-browser/#comment-31066 Jon Peltier Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:02:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1813#comment-31066 <p>"It will help to find references to properties not exposed by the object browser."</p> <p>If these properties are not exposed, then how can you code against them?</p> “It will help to find references to properties not exposed by the object browser.”

If these properties are not exposed, then how can you code against them?

]]> By: Starbuck http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2008/02/27/using-the-object-browser/#comment-31058 Starbuck Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1813#comment-31058 <p>OutlookSpy is amazing if you really want to drill down into Outlook:<br> <a href="http://www.dimastr.com/outspy/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dimastr.com/outspy/</a><br> It will help to find references to properties not exposed by the object browser. I'm unaware of a similar tool for Excel.</p> <p>Inevitably you'll try to pull out something that the Outlook security doesn't want you to have, like email addresses. For this there is Redemption:<br> <a href="http://www.dimastr.com/redemption/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dimastr.com/redemption/</a><br> This can be used from VBA, for example to reach into Outlook and pull out all Names and email addresses to populate spreadsheets.</p> <p>HTH<br> (Happy customer, not a sales rep)</p> OutlookSpy is amazing if you really want to drill down into Outlook:
http://www.dimastr.com/outspy/
It will help to find references to properties not exposed by the object browser. I’m unaware of a similar tool for Excel.

Inevitably you’ll try to pull out something that the Outlook security doesn’t want you to have, like email addresses. For this there is Redemption:
http://www.dimastr.com/redemption/
This can be used from VBA, for example to reach into Outlook and pull out all Names and email addresses to populate spreadsheets.

HTH
(Happy customer, not a sales rep)

]]> By: Chris http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2008/02/27/using-the-object-browser/#comment-30992 Chris Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:03:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=1813#comment-30992 <p>And don't forget that once you've found what you're looking for, you can right-click on it, and select "help" because there are often little code snippets to help you out!</p> <p>Chris</p> And don’t forget that once you’ve found what you’re looking for, you can right-click on it, and select “help” because there are often little code snippets to help you out!

Chris

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