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https://github.com/vba-blocks/installer
Installer for vba-blocks
https://github.com/vba-blocks/installer
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Installer for vba-blocks
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/vba-blocks/installer
- Owner: vba-blocks
- Created: 2019-03-28T20:26:19.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2019-10-15T15:31:19.000Z (about 5 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-05-22T22:35:19.391Z (7 months ago)
- Language: PowerShell
- Homepage: https://vba-blocks.com
- Size: 385 KB
- Stars: 3
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# vba-blocks Installer
## Install Latest Version
__Windows__
In powershell, run the following:
```shellsession
> iwr https://vba-blocks.com/install.ps1 | iex
```
__Mac__
In terminal, run the following:
```shellsession
$ curl -fsSL https://vba-blocks.com/install.sh | sh
```
For more recent versions of Office for Mac, you will need to trust access to the VBA project object model for vba-blocks to work correctly:
Trust access to the VBA project object model
- Open Excel
- Click "Excel" in the menu bar
- Select "Preferences" in the menu
- Click "Security" in the Preferences dialog
- Check "Trust access to the VBA project object model" in the Security dialog
## Install Specific Version
__Windows__
```shellsession
> iwr https://vba-blocks.com/install.ps1 -out install.ps1; .\install.ps1 v0.2.0
```
__Mac__
```shellsession
$ curl -fsSL https://vba-blocks.com/install.sh | sh -s v0.2.0
```
## Known Issues
Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel
```
PS C:\> iwr https://vba-blocks.com/install.ps1 | iex
iwr : The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel.
At line:1 char:1
+ iwr https://vba-blocks.com/install.ps1 | iex
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (System.Net.HttpWebRequest:HttpWebRequest) [Invoke-WebRequest], WebException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : WebCmdletWebResponseException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.InvokeWebRequestCommand
```
**When does this issue occur?**
If your systems' [ServicePointManager](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.net.servicepointmanager.securityprotocol) is configured to use an out-dated security protocol, such as, TLS 1.0.
**How can this issue be fixed?**
Configure your system to use an up-to-date security protocol, such as, TLS 1.2:
```powershell
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
```
Running scripts is disabled
```
PS C:\> iwr https://vba-blocks.com/install.ps1 -out install.ps1; .\install.ps1 v0.2.10
.\install.ps1 : File C:\install.ps1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system. For more information, see about_Execution_Policies at https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170.
At line:1 char:63
+ ... ://vba-blocks.com/install.ps1 -out install.ps1; .\install.ps1 v0.2.10
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : SecurityError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnauthorizedAccess
```
**When does this issue occur?**
If your systems' [ExecutionPolicy](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_execution_policies) is `Undefined` or `Restricted`.
**How can this issue be fixed?**
Allow scripts that are downloaded from the internet to be executed by setting the execution policy to `RemoteSigned`:
```powershell
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser -Force
```
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_Based on the great work on [deno_install](https://github.com/denoland/deno_install)_