User`s guide

Preface
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Requirements for MATLAB Excel Builder
System Requirements
System requirements and restrictions on use for Excel Builder are almost
identical to those listed in the MATLAB Compiler documentation. For specific
information see the “System Requirements” section under “Microsoft Windows
on PCs” in your Compiler document.
Compiler Requirements
Because not all compilers are capable of producing Microsoft-compatible COM
objects, Excel Builder supports only these compiler choices:
• Borland C++ Builder 4
• Borland C++ Builder 5
• Borland C++ Builder 6
• Microsoft Visual Studio 5.0
• Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0
• Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
After installing Excel Builder, you must run the MATLAB Compiler
mbuild
tool with the
-setup argument. You can find information about mbuild in the
MATLAB Compiler documentation in the section “Building Stand-Alone
Applications on PCs.” You also need to run the MATLAB command
mccsavepath one time to set up the MATLAB Compiler search path. Type
help mccsavepath at the MATLAB command line for a description of this
command.
Excel Requirements
There is no specific requirement to use any particular version of Excel.
However, in building an Excel add-in file (
.xla), it is important that you build
on the same version of Excel that you intend to distribute to. For example, if
you intend to distribute to Excel 2000, you must build on Excel 2000. An add-in
built on Excel 97, for example, will not work with Excel 2000.