Excel VBA Macro Programming

by Richard Shepherd

Overview

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Develop powerful, custom Excel applications using Visual Basic for Applications

Maximize the features and functionality of Excel with help from this unique resource designed specifically for power users. Inside, you’ll find complete details on Excel VBA programming and application development--from the fundamentals to advanced techniques. Then, you’ll get 21 real-world projects, complete with working code, so you can create Excel VBA macros right away. These projects include everything from setting up timed events to auto totaling a matrix of numbers to altering the appearance of spreadsheet components--and much more.

• Write and debug VBA code
• Create custom dialog boxes and toolbars
• Take advantage of the Excel object model
• Write code to interact with a database
• Use application programming interface (API) calls
• Create and use class modules
• Develop unique menus within the Excel menu structure
• Expand calculation and search functions
• Write macros for customized worksheets
• Create full-fledged Excel add-ins

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780072231441
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	01/14/2004
Series:	In-Depth Programming and Web Development Series
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Richard Shepherd (Reading, Berkshire, England) is a qualified accountant with a special interest in computer languages, particularly Visual Basic, and he’s spent the last 20 years developing computer software in blue chip organizations.

Table of Contents

Part I: Programming in Excel VBA 1: The Basics 2: Variables, Arrays, Constants, and Data Types 3: Modules, Functions, and Subroutines 4: Programming Basics: Decisions and Looping 5: Strings and Functions and Message Boxes 6: Operators 7: Debugging 8: Errors and the Error Function 9: Dialogs 10: Common Dialog Control 11: Command Bars and Buttons Part II: Object Models 12: The Excel Object Model 13: The Excel Object Model-Main Objects 14: Using Excel to Interact with Other Office Programs Part III: Advanced Techniques in Excel VBA 15: Charts and Graphs 16: Working with Databases 17: API Calls 18: Class Modules 19: Animation Part IV: VBA in Action 20: Converting Labels to Numbers and Numbers to Labels 21: Transposing a Range of Cells 22: Adding Formula Details into Comments 23: Calculating a Range 24: Reversing a Label 25: Who Created the Workbook? 26: Evaluating a Cell 27: Sorting Worksheets into Alphabetical Order 28: Replacing Characters in a String 29: Timed Events 30: Auto Totaling a Matrix of Numbers 31: Absolute and Relative Formulas 32: Coloring Alternate Rows and Columns of the Spreadsheet 33: Coloring Cells Containing Formulas 34: Summing Cells by Reference to a Master Cell 35: Globally Changing a Range of Values 36: Displaying Hidden Sheets Without a Password 37: Searching Multiple Sheets and Workbooks 38: Brighten Up Your Comments 39: An Alternative to Message Boxes 40: Working with Shapes 41: Turning Your VBA Code into an Add-In A: ASCII Character Codes