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Excel Add or Remove a macro

from code module
programmatically
Ease of Use Intermediate
Version tested with 2000, 2003
Submitted by: mvidas
Description: The macros can add or remove a specific macro from a module programmatically. Useful to create
code with arguments from a string's contents.
Discussion: The AddCode subroutine adds a macro to a specific (usually current) vba code module in an optionally
specified workbook. It was originally designed to create code at runtime based on user input or cell
contents. The random string is in there to identify the module to add to, as it was originally designed
to add code to the current module and there is no real way to reference the current module without
doing this.
Code: instructions for use
Public Sub AddCode(newMacro As String, RandUniqStr As String, _
Optional WB As Workbook)
Dim VBC, modCode As String
If WB Is Nothing Then Set WB = ThisWorkbook
For Each VBC In WB.VBProject.VBComponents
If VBC.CodeModule.CountOfLines > 0 Then
modCode = VBC.CodeModule.Lines(1, VBC.CodeModule.CountOfLines)
If modCode Like "*" & RandUniqStr & "*" And Not modCode Like "*" & newMacro & "*" Then
VBC.CodeModule.InsertLines VBC.CodeModule.CountOfLines + 1, newMacro
Exit Sub
End If
End If
Next VBC
End Sub

Public Sub delCode(MacroNm As String, RandUniqStr As String, _
Optional WB As Workbook)
Dim VBC, i As Integer, procName As String, VBCM, j As Integer
If WB Is Nothing Then Set WB = ThisWorkbook
For Each VBC In WB.VBProject.VBComponents
Set VBCM = VBC.CodeModule
If VBCM.CountOfLines > 0 Then
If VBCM.Lines(1, VBCM.CountOfLines) Like "*" & RandUniqStr & "*" Then
i = VBCM.CountOfDeclarationLines + 1
Do Until i >= VBCM.CountOfLines
procName = VBCM.ProcOfLine(i, 0)
If UCase(procName) = UCase(MacroNm) Then
j = VBCM.ProcCountLines(procName, 0)
VBCM.DeleteLines i, j
Exit Sub
End If
i = i + VBCM.ProcCountLines(procName, 0)
Loop
End If
End If
Next VBC
End Sub
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Sub TestingIt()
Dim prmtrs As String, toAdd As String
prmtrs = "Key1:=Range(""C1""), Order1:=xlAscending, Header:=xlNo"
toAdd = "Sub CreatedMacro()" & vbCrLf & " Cells.Sort " & prmtrs & vbCrLf & "End Sub"
delCode "CreatedMacro", "a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9", ThisWorkbook
AddCode toAdd, "a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9", ThisWorkbook
End Sub
How to use:
Copy above code. 1.
In Excel press Alt + F11 to enter the VBE. 2.
Press Ctrl + R to show the Project Explorer. 3.
Right-click desired file on left (in bold). 4.
Choose Insert -> Module. 5.
Paste code into the right pane. 6.
Call the delCode sub using the name of the macro you want deleted as the first argument, a (random)
text string that exists in that module as the second argument, and an optional workbook reference for
the third reference if the module that contains the code is in a different workbook than the workbook
to be modified.
7.
Call the AddCode sub using the macro in string form as the first argument, a (random) text string that
exists in that module as the second argument, and an optional workbook reference for the third
reference if the module that contains the code is in a different workbook than the workbook to be
modified.
8.

Test the code:
Paste the above code into a module 1.
Run the TestingIt subroutine. 2.
It will check to see if the macro "CreatedMacro" exists, and if it does it will be deleted 3.
It will then add the "CreatedMacro" to the module, which is simply a sorting macro. It demonstrates
how you can add arguments from a string to code
4.

Sample File: Add-Remove Code.zip 6.9KB
Approved by mdmackillop
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