Iterating unregistered add-ins (.xla)

Question

I need help in

• figuring out how to iterate through currently open Excel add-in files (.xla) that have not been registered in Excel using the Too

Answer 1

Is iterating through the registry a possibility? I know that that doesn't give you a snapshot of what your instance of Excel is using, but what a new instance would use - but depending on what you need it for, it might be good enough.

The relevant keys are:

'Active add-ins are in values called OPEN*
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Options

'Inactive add-ins are in values of their full path
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Add-in Manager