SAFE-MinExcel

This is meant as a minimal template to set up an Office Excel web add-in.

Tested for:

• Excel online
• Excel 356 on windows
• Excel 2019 on windows (Maybe not anymore)

Install pre-requisites

You'll need to install the following pre-requisites in order to build SAFE applications

• .NET Core SDK 5.0 or higher
• Node LTS

1. Download repo.

2. Run install.cmd as admin or run dotnet run setup.

   1. Pop-up Root Certificate Store click yes

   Part of installing development certificates, ebcause excel enforces https for its add-ins 2. Pop-up Security Warning click yes 3. Certificate window, click

   1. "Install Certificate..."
   2. "Local Machine"
   3. Place all in the following store:
   4. "Browse..." -> "Trusted Root Certification Authorities", hit Ok -> Next -> Finish -> Ok

3. To start the app run dotnet run officedebug in the root directory.

4. Website can be accessed under 'https://localhost:3000'

5. Start Excel and go to Insert > My Add-ins > click on the small arrow and it should show Minimal-SAFE.

SAFE Stack Documentation

If you want to know more about the full Azure Stack and all of it's components (including Azure) visit the official SAFE documentation.

You will find more documentation about the used F# components at the following places:

• Saturn
• Fable
• Elmish