Excel 2007 VBA Macro Programming

Develop powerful, custom Excel applications using Visual Basic for Applications Designed for power users, this unique resource helps you maximize the features and functionality of Excel. The book covers Excel VBA programming and application development--from the fundamentals to advanced techniques. Twenty-one real-world projects--complete with working code--walk you step-by-step through the process of creating Excel VBA macros. New content includes coverage of the Ribbon, XML, pivot tables, and cubes.

Richard Shepherd is a qualified accountant who has spent the last 20 years developing computer software in blue-chip organizations. He is the author of the previous edition of this book.

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Part I. Programming in Excel VBA; Ch. 1. The Basics; Ch. 2. Variables, Arrays, Constants, and Data Types; Ch. 3. Modules, Functions, and Subroutines; Ch. 4. Programming Basics: Decisions and Looping; Ch. 5. Strings and Functions and Message Boxes; Ch. 6. Operators; Ch. 7. Debugging; Ch. 8. Errors and the Error Function; Ch. 9. Dialogs; Ch. 10. Common Dialog Control; Ch. 11. Command Bars and Buttons; Part II. Object Models; Ch. 12. The Excel Object Model; Ch. 13. The Excel Object Model--Main Objects; Ch. 14. Using Excel to Interact with Other Office Programs; Ch. Part III. Advanced Techniques in Excel VBA; Ch. 15. Charts and Graphs; Ch. 16. Working with Databases; Ch. 17. API Calls; Ch. 18. Class Modules; Ch. 19. Animation; Ch. 20. Working with XML Files; Ch. 21. The Ribbon; Ch. 22. Pivot Tables; Part IV. VBA in Action; Ch. 23. Converting Labels to Numbers and Numbers to Labels; Ch. 24. Transposing a Range of Cells; Ch. 25. Adding Formula Details into Comments; Ch. 26. Calculating a Range; Ch. 27. Reversing a Label; Ch. 28. Who Created the Workbook; Ch. 29. Evaluating a Cell; Ch. 30. Sorting Worksheets into Alphabetical Order; Ch. 31. Replacing Characters in a String; Ch. 32. Timed Events; Ch. 33. Auto-Totaling a Matrix of Numbers; Ch. 34. Absolute and Relative Formulas; Ch. 35. Coloring Alternate Rows and Columns of the Spreadsheet; Ch. 36. Coloring Cells Containing Formulas; Ch. 37. Summing Cells by Reference to a Master Cell; Ch. 38. Globally Changing a Range of Values; Ch. 39. Displaying Hidden Sheets Without a Password; Ch. 40. Searching Multiple Sheets and Workbooks; Ch. 41. Brighten Up Your Comments; Ch. 42. Importing a CSV File Containing Leading Zeros; Ch. 43. Working with Shapes; Ch. 44. Turning Your VBA Code into a Add-In; Appendix. ASCII Character Codes; Index