Saving VBA Dictionary Object in Excel

Question

Within the Excel workbook template, a dictionary object is created and added (from the script runtime library). Is it possible to save it somehow with the workbook so that it is available when the workbook starts, or should I just export the data to the worksheet and save it, and then reload it next time?

Answer 1

I believe a worksheet is the best choice. You can use a very hidden option, which means that the sheet can only be made visible with code.

For instance:

 Worksheets("System").Visible = xlVeryHidden

Answer 2

Why not save it to a file?

    Sub Save_Dict(aDict As Scripting.Dictionary, FileitAs As String, Data_ID As String)  
    Dim one, SaveStr() As String, s As Long  
    ReDim SaveStr(aDict.Count)  
    SaveStr(0) = Data_ID  
    s = 0  
    For Each one In aDict  
          s = s + 1  
          SaveStr(s) = one & vbBack & aDict(one)  
     Next one  

     Write Join(SaveStr, vbCrLf)) to FileitAs 'Method of choice  
    End Sub  

'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    sub Get_Dict(aDict as Scripting.Dictionary, FiledAs as String, Data_ID as String) as Long  
    Dim one, SavedString, nLng as long, i as integer  
    Read SavedString from FiledAs - 'Method of choice  
    SavedString = split(SavedString, vbCrLf)  
    If Ubound(SavedString) =>0 then  
       Data_ID = SavedString(0)  
       For nLng = 1 to ubound(SavedString)  
         i = instr(SavedString(nLng),vbBack)  
         adict.add left(SavedString(nLng),i-1, Mid(SavedString(nLng),i+1)  
       next Nlng  
     End If  
    End Sub