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MS Excel 2016 connect to Creo 3.0 fail?

kai-2
1-Newbie

MS Excel 2016 connect to Creo 3.0 fail?

Hi All,

First here and I have a question about MS Excel 2016 connect to Creo 3.0 fail.

I use the same VBA Code,it can work in office PC(Excel 2007 =>Creo 3.0) but It can't work in my laptop (Excel 2016=>Creo 3.0)

Only a little different is MS Excel Version (2007<=>2016),I don't know what the problem is .

Can anyone give me some help?


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1) Setting .

   1-1) PRO_COMM_MSG_EXE =>Done

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  1-2)   vb_api_register.bat  =>Done

  1-3)   Creo Parametric VB API Type Library for Creo Parametric  =>Done

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2) Here is the error message (code).

It shows cAC = Nothing .Why?

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3) Here is my VBA Code.

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Private Sub Start_Creo_Click()

Dim asyncConnection As IpfcAsyncConnection

Dim cAC As CCpfcAsyncConnection

Dim session As IpfcBaseSession

Dim descModel As IpfcModelDescriptor

Dim descModelCreate As CCpfcModelDescriptor

Dim options As IpfcRetrieveModelOptions

Dim model As IpfcModel

Dim workDir As String

Dim position As Integer

On Error GoTo RunError

'======================================================================

Set cAC = New CCpfcAsyncConnection

Set asyncConnection = cAC.Connect(DBNull, DBNull, ".", 5)

RunError:

If Err.Number <> 0 Then

    If Not asyncConnection Is Nothing Then

        MsgBox "Creo is running"

    Else:

    Set asyncConnection = cAC.Start("D:\PTC\Creo 3.0\M070\Parametric\bin\parametric.exe" + " -g:no_graphics -i:rpc_input", ".")

    Set session = asyncConnection.session

    End If

End If

End Sub

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MartinHanak
24-Ruby II
(To:kai-2)

Hi,

I am almost sure that Excel 2016 is not supported. Please ask PTC Support to be sure.

MH


Martin Hanák

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MartinHanak
24-Ruby II
(To:kai-2)

Hi,

I am almost sure that Excel 2016 is not supported. Please ask PTC Support to be sure.

MH


Martin Hanák

Hi Martin,

Thank you for your reply, I will try to contact the PTC support, to see how to resolve this problem.

KC

kai-2
1-Newbie
(To:kai-2)

Hi All,

PTC's message as below.The platform support for Creo 3.0.

Microsoft Office 2010 (base version and service packs) =>YES

Microsoft Office 2013 (base version and service packs) => YES (from M050)

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