Definitive Guide to Excel VBA (Paperback)

Michael Kofler

ISBN 10: 1590591038 / ISBN 13: 9781590591031

Published by APress, Berkley, 2003

About this Item

Paperback. This book is definitive. Though assuming no knowledge of VBA or Visual Basic, it covers every aspect of Excel programming. The emphasis is always on solving problems that professionals will encounter in their daily work. Whether it is automatically displaying different views of data through pivot tables or accessing databases through ADO, the latest Microsoft database technology, it's all here. The final chapter provides a reference on Excel objects that is equally definitive. It is important to note that this book is not an advertising brochure for Excel. If there are problems with the Excel object library (and unfortunately there are many of them), they are explained. Whenever possible, Kofler explains a work-around. Still, this book gives the reader a comprehensive look at what you can do with Excel - and despite some problems, the range of possible applications is huge. Provides coverage of topics such as the File Scripting Objects, accessing external databases using the ADO library, automating data analysis with pivot tables, and automating diagrams. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Definitive Guide to Excel VBA (Paperback)
• Publisher: APress, Berkley
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590591038
• ISBN 13: 9781590591031
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

New in the second editon:

• Covers Excel 2000 to 2003
• Explains how to access Web Services from Excel programs
• Shows you how to process lists and XML data with Excel 2003

Microsoft's Excel is not only a powerful spreadsheet and graphics toolit contains a programming language called Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), which allows you to automate simple tasks and enables you to create full-featured applications that make Excel users even more productive. In the Definitive Guide to Excel VBA, Second Edition, veteran author Michael Kofler provides exhaustive coverage of VBA for Excel, demonstrating how it can be used to implement real-world business solutions. Designed to be useful to programmers who have never used VBA before, it also covers advanced topics needed for users already familiar with VBA.

First, Kofler introduces VBA and the Excel object model, focusing on the unique characteristics of programming and debugging code associated with spreadsheets. The next few chapters cover menus, toolbars, forms, and templatesthe tools for creating customized user interfaces and full-featured applications. He then moves on to a broad range of advanced topics, including automating graphs and diagrams, accessing external databases from Excel, and analyzing data using grouping and pivot-tables. He even covers ActiveX automation and the access of Web Services using the Web Service Toolkit.

Throughout the book, Kofler never loses sight of the real-world problems faced by Excel programmers. The book also explores ways to avoid undocumented problems that may arise when programming Excel VBA―practical knowldege that was gained through years of hard experience.

About the Author

Michael Kofler holds a Ph.D. in computer science from Graz Technical University in Austria. He has written a number of successful computer books on topics such as Visual Basic, Visual Basic .NET, and Linux. Michael is the author of The Definitive Guide to MySQL 5, Third Edition and Definitive Guide to Excel VBA, Second Edition from Apress.