Power Programming with VBA/Excel

Part ofEsource --Prentice Hall's Engineering Source, this book provides a flexible introduction to the use of VBA/Excel in engineering. Featuring over 25 modules and growing, the ESource series provides a comprehensive resource of essential engineering topics. Covers topics such as an introduction to programming, recording macros, customized worksheet functions, modular and object-oriented programming, strings and dialog boxes, and data structures. For any Engineer or Computer Scientist interested in a brief introduction to VBA/Excel.

1. If You've Never Programmed Before.
The “Idea” of a Program. The Concept of Assignment. Decisions and Loops. A Simple Example.

2. Overview of VBA for Excel.
The Excel/VBA Environment. An Excel Interface and a VBA Macro Program. Other Ways to Obtain and Display Information.

3. Recording Macros.
Macro Recording. Absolute and Relative References. Using Macro Recording to Learn about VBA. What Keyboard Macros Can't Do.

4. Customized Worksheet Functions.
The “Idea” of a Function. Worksheet Function Macros.

5. Modular Programming.
Sub Procedures. Function Procedures. More about Procedure Arguments. Passing by Value or by Reference. Static Variables.

6. Object-Oriented Programming.
Objects, Properties, Methods, and Collections. Using Oop for Input/Output. Learning More about Oop.

7. Debugging and Testing.
Debugging. The VBA Help Facility. Built-in Debugging Capabilities. Testing.

8. Data Typing and Variable Scope.
Data Types. Type Declaration. Variable Scope and Lifetime.

9. Computations.
Computations. Built-in Numeric Functions.

10. Strings and Dialog Boxes.
String Functions and Manipulations. Message Boxes. Input Boxes.

11. Structured Programming: Decisions.
Structured Programming. Flowcharts. The If/Then/Else Decision Structure. The If/Then/Elseif Structure. Selected Case Structure. Nesting. Compound Logical Expressions.

12. Structured Programming: Lops.
Decision Loops (Do/if Exit). Count-Controlled Loops. Nesting of Loops and Decisions. Recursion.

13. Data Structures: Arrays and Records.
Arrays. Records.

14. Creating and Accessing Files.
Sequential Files. Other File Operations.

15. Custom Dialogue Boxes.
A Simple Custom Dialogue Box. Custom Dialogue Boxes and Modules.