Why no Excel warning message?

[terrypin]

This is one of my first scripts while learning some AutoIt basics:

#include <Excel.au3>
_ExcelBookOpen("C:\Docs\My Dropbox\FinishedWalks\WalkIndex.xls")

It opened the spreadsheet in Excel 2000, but I did not get the usual macro warning.

But how did it manage without adding a Send ("e") command? Excel security is set at Medium and the message always comes up if opened by manual mehods, such as by d-clicking WalkIndex.xls from XP Explorer. So I have to type 'e' (or click the Enable button) to proceed.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

[water]

Looks like the default values for Excel 2000 are suppressing such warnings if COM is used.

But Excel 2000 is very, very old. Can't you upgrade to a more current version? Excel 2007 or later?

My rewrite of the Excel UDF allows to activate/deactivate such messages when connecting to Excel.

[terrypin]

Thanks, appreciate the fast reply. At this rookie stage of my learning I'm not sure what COM is in this context, but that sounds a convincing sort of explanation.

I'm a bit more familiar with AutoHotkey. FWIW, using a similar AHK script did need the 'e' after launching the file.

I use Excel too little to make an upgrade worth it. Familiarity trumps in this case!

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

[water]

Excel has an interface for the user: the GUI.

And another to directly access the objects (cells, worksheets, workbooks etc.) and methods to manipulate them (add, delete, copy ...) and properties to set different aspects of objects (color, font, size ...) by programs like AutoIt or AHK. This is called COM.

[terrypin]

Thanks, water, understood.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK

[water]