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Excel-DNA version 1.0

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Excel-DNA version 1.0 is now available on NuGet and as a direct download from GitHub. The easiest way to install is with Visual Studio’s NuGet package manager (package ExcelDna.AddIn) – a ‘ReadMe’ file with further instructions will then be displayed. From the Package Manager Console:

Install-Package ExcelDna.AddIn

The Excel-DNA 1.0.x series (this version with minor fixes) will be the final version to support older .NET (<4.0) and Excel (<2007) releases.

Version 1.0 is essentially the same as the long-overdue version 0.35. The update includes a number of bug fixes as well as improvements to the build-time Visual Studio integration:

  • Improve build tasks – more reliable clean-up and debugger detection
  • Improve RTD and async QueueAsMacro reliability
  • Improve install process of ExcelDna.AddIn NuGet package (now requires NuGet 2.5) (thanks to @caioproiete)
  • Change how ExcelDnaUtil.Application works in Protected View – try harder but don’t cache
  • Call UnhandledExceptionHandler for macros (ExcelCommands) too
  • Add XML schema for .dna file (thanks to @caioproiete)
  • Add option to pack .pdb files (thanks to @lanfeust69)
  • Fix exception handling from native async functions (thanks to @ittegrat)

Please post any issues you run into to the Google group (https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/exceldna)


To make a donation to the project, or to arrange for a corporate support agreement that lets you influence the future of Excel-DNA, please visit the Excel-DNA Support page.

Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm towards the Excel-DNA project!