Ribbon assistance: How to get customUI14.xml "into" workbook file? Why subs specified in ribbon xml not firing?

[OaklandJim]

I hacked my way to understanding the ribbon-related xml inside excel file. Winzip enables me to make a copy of, modify, replace customUI14.xml so I get that. A big realization for me, heheh.

First, I want to build my own customUI14.xml code (or file?) and use VBA to put it into (and remove or replace it) in a specific Excel file, eventually I want sheet-specific ribbons. Anyway, how does that -- interacting with the xml within the Excel file -- work? What might I read?

I DO have the RibbonX Visual Designer installed but cannot figger out how to use it to modify ribbon xml for an existing file? Any good resources?

Second, sooo basic...still cannot get subs to fire from checkbox elements. No ERROR messages so I presume that my subs are "recognized" but they won't do anything.

What simple concept(s) or code modification am I missing. I HAVE read stuff on-line, but often find what I read to be confusing. But this seems basic?

<!--RibbonX Visual Designer 2.33 for Microsoft Excel CustomUI14 . XML Code produced on 2020/01/01-->
<customUI  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2009/07/customui" >
    <ribbon >
        <tabs >
            <tab
                id="Tab1"
                label="Primary Tools">
                <group
                    id="group1"
                    label="Utilities"/>
                <group
                    id="group2"
                    label="Sorting">
                    <checkBox
                        id="G1Checkbox1"
                        label="Sort Symbol"
                        getPressed="G1Checkbox1_OnPress"
                        onAction="G1Checkbox1_OnAction"/>
                    <checkBox
                        id="G1Checkbox2"
                        label="Sort Value"
                        getPressed="G1Checkbox2_OnPress"
                        onAction="G1Checkbox2_OnAction"/>
                </group >
            </tab >
        </tabs >
    </ribbon >
</customUI >

Action subs

Sub G1Checkbox1_OnAction( _
   ByRef control As IRibbonControl, _
   ByRef pressed As Boolean)

    MsgBox "G1Checkbox1_OnAction, Pressed = " & pressed

End Sub


Sub G1Checkbox1_OnPress( _
   ByRef control As IRibbonControl, _
   ByRef pressed As Variant)

    MsgBox "G1Checkbox1_OnPress, Pressed = " & pressed

End Sub


Sub G1Checkbox2_OnAction( _
   ByRef control As IRibbonControl, _
   ByRef pressed As Boolean)

    MsgBox "G1Checkbox2_OnAction, Pressed = " & pressed

End Sub


Sub G1Checkbox2_OnPress( _
   ByRef control As IRibbonControl, _
   ByRef pressed As Variant)

    MsgBox "G1Checkbox2_OnPress, Pressed = " & pressed

End Sub

 

[MARK858]

Any good resources?

Maybe....

Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar pages

 

[OaklandJim]

Thanks for the response. I do appreciated it. I HAVE read a lot of stuff by RDB, Pope, etc. I'm old. It all left my head spinning. And honestly, I might not know it when I see it (what I need to learn).

I've made some good baby (elder?) steps though by reading and hacking my way down the road to ribbon. I've made it part way there but I'm feeling around in the dark now. There must be a simple reason that I cannot get my sub to fire using a checkbox.

I'll keep trying to find something that tells me how to put ribbon xml (customUI14.xml) into and remove it from a file using vba.

Have a great day!

Jim