[GIS] Install VBA on ArcGIS 10

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What is the complete recipe for installing VBA for ArcGIS 10 Desktop?

The Esri help topic on this is incomplete. From the number of threads I found troubleshooting this I'm not the only one experiencing difficulties. I've opened a tech support issue, but am still waiting for a response. Perhaps GIS.se is faster?

I have installed the VBA sdk kit from %install_media%\ArcGIS Desktop 10\SDK_VBA.
In ArcGIS Desktop Adminstrator I've set license level to Single Use.
Under Desktop > Availability VBA is listed as installed but not authorized.
When I run the [Authorize Now] wizard VBA is not listed in the available extensions.

Best Answer

the Q was about single use, but I might as well round out things out by providing the answer for concurrent licensing use as well so everything is in one place (I don't think it warrants a separate question).

Prepwork:

  1. Contact your customer support representative, by email, and requestVBA extension authorization (it's free, and no I don't know why you have to ask). Wait.
  2. Logon to https://customers.esri.com/, head to "Authorizations". VBA will show in the list, after your service rep adds it.
  3. Click on VBA link, you should see a new page with an authorization number. It will look like ELF1234567890. Click on that, so that you can get to a page where the text can be selected and copied (2x-click, [ctrl-c]). Also note number of licenses.

On the license server:

  1. run ArcGIS License Server Administrator > Authorization > [Authorize Now]
  2. select "...and need to authorize additional licenses" and "ArcGIS Desktop", [next]
  3. select ...using the internet, [next]
  4. fill out all the customer profiling info they already have on you, again, [next]

  5. at the Extensions screen ignore the list presented (3D analyst, etc) and slap [Other Extensions]. Fill out info copied from #3, then [Ok], [next], [finish].

    Feature : VBA <-- case sensitive!
    Auth# : ELF123456890
    No. Licenses: 99

    1. Back at license server admin main screen verify VBA is listed under Availability.

On each client machine:

  1. install the VBA SDK from the install media (ArcGIS Desktop 10\SDK_VBA\setup.exe)
  2. In Arcgis Administrator ensure Concurrent Use license is selected
  3. Run Arcmap and look under Customize menu for VBA Macros.

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