I had a few bugs but not Dave's Homebrew Alchemist is now available for download for Macs. Any Mac users, please try to download it and see if it works. Thanks a lot.
Matt

Good idea. I do have a mac which I use that for some web design at office but do you have the download link?
thanks

The link is posted in this topic:
homebrew-alchemist-now-available-t849.html

Cheers
Dave

I've never been able to get it to work on my Mac but I thought perhaps it is because I have a fairly old version of Microsoft Office. I believe I have Office 2004 though I periodically download updates whenever they become available.

Do I need a new version of Office?

If not, I guess I will download the file again and see how it goes. My previous problems may very well have been "pilot error".

- Scott

Hey Stihler,

What problems exactly were you having?
This program was made on a PC. Most of it was made with Excel '98, so I don't think it is a version problem.
It may be that PC Excel and Mac Excel are not compatible? I really don't know. If you can give me very specific information on what errors you're getting, or what exactly isn't working for you, I may be able to find the problem. I don't/have never used a Mac, so the more specific you are, the better.

Cheers
Dave

Basically nothing happens.

I could load the program and view it but I was not able to change any of the fields.

I eventually just deleted the file since I assumed it was a problem on my end.

When I get a chance I'll download the program again and see if I still have the problem.

- Scott

Okay I downloaded the file again etc.

The Choose buttons for batch size and equipment do not work.

I cannot seem to change much.

I can type my name and enter the amount of malt or hops but I cannot put in the malt or hop type. Are there supposed to be pull downs? There are boxes that I assume are for pull downs but....

When I click on the various fields I get The cell or char you are trying to change is protected and therefore read only.

When I try to change the protections I am asked for a password.

It sounds like this is the key. Once I have the password things should work (in theory).

So what is the password? You may, of course, e-mail me or send me a private message with the password if you'd like.

- Scott

This program relies heavily on Userforms. If the Mac version of Excel doesn't support them, then the program will not function. This may be the culprit, but I have no way of knowing for sure, as I don't mess with Mac's.
The passwords are there to prevent unintentional f-ups, not from any desire to keep any information a secret. The passwords are:
Sheet Password - wyldeside
Project Password - 6cleartone.

If you decide to go delving into the nuts and bolts of this monster, be aware of the wholly non-linear flow of information. Sorry, but that's just in my nature.

If you come up with anything, please let me know. I was really hoping that this would work for Mac's.

Thanks and...
Cheers
Dave

I had high hope but alas it was not meant to be.

I changed the protections and the program still does not work for me.

Oh well...it is a good thing I have BeerTools Pro.

It was worth a try.

Perhaps others will have better luck.

- Scott