Programming Excel with VBA : A Practical Real-World Guide

Learn to harness the power of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in Microsoft Excel to develop interesting, useful, and interactive Excel applications. This book will show you how to manipulate Excel with code, allowing you to unlock extra features, accuracy, and efficiency in working with your data. __Programming Excel 2016 with VBA__ is a complete guide to Excel application development, using step-by-step guidance, example applications, and screenshots in Excel 2016.**In this book, you will learn:** * How to interact with key Excel objects, such as the application object, workbook object, and range object * Methods for working with ranges in detail using code * Usage of Excel as a database repository * How to exchange data between Excel applications * How to use the Windows API to expand the capabilities of Excel * A step-by-step method for producing your own custom Excel ribbon **Who This Book Is For:**Developers and intermediate-to-advanced Excel users who want to dive deeper into the capabilities of Excel 2016 using code. At a Glance Contents About the Author About the Technical Reviewer Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Understanding Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) What Is Macro Code? The VBA Environment Modules: The VBA Documents Standard and Class Modules Class Modules The VBA Language Procedures: The VBA Code Using Function and Sub Procedures Calculating Age in Years Test Procedure Codes Using VBA Immediate Window Using Your Function Procedure Inside Excel Executing Code Procedures Step-by-Step Variable Declaration Implicit vs. Explicit Variable Declaration. Using Option ExplicitVariable Types Array Declares Variable Scope and Lifetime Using the Static Statement to Hold Any Variable Value Using Code Module Variables Using Private Code Module Variables Create a Flow Chart for the Algorithm of Complex Procedures Comment Your Code! Using Public Code Module Variables Public Procedures and Variables Constitute the Module Interface Using Enumerators Passing Arguments by Reference or by Value Using a Naming Convention Using Property Procedures Property Procedures Allow Greater Control of Private Variables. VBA Statements, Functions, and InstructionsUsing VBA Instructions VBA Logical Decision Instructions Making Decisions with If & nd If Instructions Making Decisions with the Select Case & nd Select Instruction VBA Looping Statements The For & ext Statement The For Each & ext Statement The While & nd and Do & oop Statements Using Event Procedures Using Class Modules Declaring and Raising Events on Object Code Modules Using VBA UserForms The VBA Me Keyword Evoking a VBA Procedure from an Excel Worksheet Two Special VBA Functions: MsgBox and InputBox Using MsgBox() Using InputBox. Dealing with VBA ErrorsThe On Error Resume Next Instruction Setting an Error Trap Protecting Your VBA Code Conclusion Summary Chapter 2: Programming the Microsoft Excel Application Object The Microsoft Excel Object Model The Application Object Using Application Properties to Control the Way the Excel Interface Behaves Using Application Methods to Show Excel File Dialogs Using the FileDialog Method Open One Single File Open Many Files Using the GetOpenFileName and GetSaveAsFileName Methods Open One Single File Open Many Files Using Application InputBox Method. Using Application OnTime MethodUsing Application Events to React to User Actions Creating an Excel. Application Object Reference Firing Application Events Using Class Modules to Control Application Object Events Using a Class Module to Control Sheet Tab Name Changes Chapter Summary Chapter 3: Programming the Microsoft Excel Workbook Object The Workbook Object Using Workbook Object Events Workbook Open Event and the frmSplashScreen UserForm Implementing a UserForm Timer Using the Application. OnTime Method Using the VBA Timer() Function Using the UserForm Repaint Method. Learn to harness the power of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in Microsoft Excel to develop interesting, useful, and interactive Excel applications. This book will show you how to manipulate Excel with code, allowing you to unlock extra features, accuracy, and efficiency in working with your data. Programming Excel 2016 with VBA is a complete guide to Excel application development, using step-by-step guidance, example applications, and screenshots in Excel 2016. In this book, you will learn: How to interact with key Excel objects, such as the application object, workbook object, and range object Methods for working with ranges in detail using code Usage of Excel as a database repository How to exchange data between Excel applications How to use the Windows API to expand the capabilities of Excel A step-by-step method for producing your own custom Excel ribbon Who This Book Is For: Developers and intermediate-to-advanced Excel users who want to dive deeper into the capabilities of Excel 2016 using code. Résumé : Using step-by-step guidance, example applications, and screenshots, this complete guide will teach you how to harness the power of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in Microsoft Excel to develop interesting, useful, and interactive Excel applications. -- Edited summary from book