I have a set of ~10 modules/forms/classes that I like to use and reuse for many many projects. Usually these modules are coming in at the middle or the end of the project, not the start (So no making a template and using that from the start - I use that to make a few projects). Is there an easy way to mass import modules and references (that doesn't involve changing the file extension to .zip)?
I'm open to the file extension change method, but I'd like to exhaust my other resources first
You don't need any code or add-in for mass-importing. Simply save the commonly-used files in one specific folder that only contains these files.
It's a little-known VBE feature, that the Project Explorer supports drag-and-drop.
Then when you start a new VBA project, drag the files from the Windows Explorer and drop them onto the VBE's Project Explorer toolwindow - done.
The VBE's "import" file browse dialog is blocking multiple selections for some reason; Rubberduck fixes that by allowing multiple selections in its own "import" file browse dialog (off its Code Explorer toolwindow), and its "Export Active Project" tool makes it trivial to export an entire project's source code into a given folder like, say, a local git repository.
As for project references, no code can do that automatically without parsing some metadata that would have to be included somewhere in the module itself. Adding project references is annoying... Rubberduck's add/remove references dialog makes it much easier:
Disclaimer: I manage the Rubberduck open-source project.
You can do it from vba code ,
i get this code from here : https://www.rondebruin.nl/win/s9/win002.htm
Public Sub ImportModules()
Dim wkbTarget As Excel.Workbook
Dim objFSO As Scripting.FileSystemObject
Dim objFile As Scripting.File
Dim szTargetWorkbook As String
Dim szImportPath As String
Dim szFileName As String
Dim cmpComponents As VBIDE.VBComponents
If ActiveWorkbook.Name = ThisWorkbook.Name Then
MsgBox "Select another destination workbook" & _
"Not possible to import in this workbook "
Exit Sub
End If
'Get the path to the folder with modules
If FolderWithVBAProjectFiles = "Error" Then
MsgBox "Import Folder not exist"
Exit Sub
End If
''' NOTE: This workbook must be open in Excel.
szTargetWorkbook = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Set wkbTarget = Application.Workbooks(szTargetWorkbook)
If wkbTarget.VBProject.Protection = 1 Then
MsgBox "The VBA in this workbook is protected," & _
"not possible to Import the code"
Exit Sub
End If
''' NOTE: Path where the code modules are located.
szImportPath = FolderWithVBAProjectFiles & "\"
Set objFSO = New Scripting.FileSystemObject
If objFSO.GetFolder(szImportPath).Files.Count = 0 Then
MsgBox "There are no files to import"
Exit Sub
End If
'Delete all modules/Userforms from the ActiveWorkbook
Call DeleteVBAModulesAndUserForms
Set cmpComponents = wkbTarget.VBProject.VBComponents
''' Import all the code modules in the specified path
''' to the ActiveWorkbook.
For Each objFile In objFSO.GetFolder(szImportPath).Files
If (objFSO.GetExtensionName(objFile.Name) = "cls") Or _
(objFSO.GetExtensionName(objFile.Name) = "frm") Or _
(objFSO.GetExtensionName(objFile.Name) = "bas") Then
cmpComponents.Import objFile.Path
End If
Next objFile
MsgBox "Import is ready"
End Sub
Public Sub ExportModules()
Dim bExport As Boolean
Dim wkbSource As Excel.Workbook
Dim szSourceWorkbook As String
Dim szExportPath As String
Dim szFileName As String
Dim cmpComponent As VBIDE.VBComponent
''' The code modules will be exported in a folder named.
''' VBAProjectFiles in the Documents folder.
''' The code below create this folder if it not exist
''' or delete all files in the folder if it exist.
If FolderWithVBAProjectFiles = "Error" Then
MsgBox "Export Folder not exist"
Exit Sub
End If
On Error Resume Next
Kill FolderWithVBAProjectFiles & "\*.*"
On Error GoTo 0
''' NOTE: This workbook must be open in Excel.
szSourceWorkbook = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Set wkbSource = Application.Workbooks(szSourceWorkbook)
If wkbSource.VBProject.Protection = 1 Then
MsgBox "The VBA in this workbook is protected," & _
"not possible to export the code"
Exit Sub
End If
szExportPath = FolderWithVBAProjectFiles & "\"
For Each cmpComponent In wkbSource.VBProject.VBComponents
bExport = True
szFileName = cmpComponent.Name
''' Concatenate the correct filename for export.
Select Case cmpComponent.Type
Case vbext_ct_ClassModule
szFileName = szFileName & ".cls"
Case vbext_ct_MSForm
szFileName = szFileName & ".frm"
Case vbext_ct_StdModule
szFileName = szFileName & ".bas"
Case vbext_ct_Document
''' This is a worksheet or workbook object.
''' Don't try to export.
bExport = False
End Select
If bExport Then
''' Export the component to a text file.
cmpComponent.Export szExportPath & szFileName
''' remove it from the project if you want
'''wkbSource.VBProject.VBComponents.Remove cmpComponent
End If
Next cmpComponent
MsgBox "Export is ready"
End Sub
Function FolderWithVBAProjectFiles() As String
Dim WshShell As Object
Dim FSO As Object
Dim SpecialPath As String
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set FSO = CreateObject("scripting.filesystemobject")
SpecialPath = WshShell.SpecialFolders("MyDocuments")
If Right(SpecialPath, 1) <> "\" Then
SpecialPath = SpecialPath & "\"
End If
If FSO.FolderExists(SpecialPath & "VBAProjectFiles") = False Then
On Error Resume Next
MkDir SpecialPath & "VBAProjectFiles"
On Error GoTo 0
End If
If FSO.FolderExists(SpecialPath & "VBAProjectFiles") = True Then
FolderWithVBAProjectFiles = SpecialPath & "VBAProjectFiles"
Else
FolderWithVBAProjectFiles = "Error"
End If
End Function
Function DeleteVBAModulesAndUserForms()
Dim VBProj As VBIDE.VBProject
Dim VBComp As VBIDE.VBComponent
Set VBProj = ActiveWorkbook.VBProject
For Each VBComp In VBProj.VBComponents
If VBComp.Type = vbext_ct_Document Then
'Thisworkbook or worksheet module
'We do nothing
Else
VBProj.VBComponents.Remove VBComp
End If
Next VBComp
End Function
