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Definitive Guide to Excel VBA

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  • © 2000

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  1. Michael Kofler
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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. An Intuitive Approach

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Writing Your First Macro

      • Michael Kofler
      Pages 3-42

    3. What’s New in Excel 2000

      • Michael Kofler
      Pages 43-58

  3. Fundamentals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. The Development Environment

      • Michael Kofler
      Pages 61-78

    3. VBA Concepts

      • Michael Kofler
      Pages 79-169

    4. Techniques of Programming

      • Michael Kofler
      Pages 171-339

    5. Debugging, Protection When Errors Arise

      • Michael Kofler
      Pages 341-355

    6. Forms (Microsoft Forms Library)

      • Michael Kofler
      Pages 357-426

    7. Menus and Toolbars

      • Michael Kofler
      Pages 427-459

  4. Application

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 461-461
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    2. Templates, Smart Forms

      • Michael Kofler
      Pages 463-492

    3. Charts and Drawing Objects (Shapes)

      • Michael Kofler
      Pages 493-530

    4. Data Management in Excel

      • Michael Kofler
      Pages 531-578

    5. Access to External Data

      • Michael Kofler
      Pages 579-644

    6. Data Analysis in Excel

      • Michael Kofler
      Pages 645-686

    7. VBA Programming for Pros, Office Developer

      • Michael Kofler
      Pages 687-774

  5. Reference

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 775-775
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    2. Object Reference

      • Michael Kofler
      Pages 777-834
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About this book

In this book, Michael Kofler provides definitive coverage of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for Excel by showing 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 gives examples of the kinds of tasks that it can perform. He then introduces the Excel object model, focusing on the unique characteristics of programming and debugging code that are associated with spreadsheets. The next few chapters cover menus, toolbars, forms, and templatesthe tools for creating customized user interfaces and full-featured applications. Kofler 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 Excel-related features of Office Developer, such as the development of COM Add-Ins.

Throughout the book, the author 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.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Definitive Guide to Excel VBA

  • Authors: Michael Kofler

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0861-7

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Michael Kofler 2000

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-0861-7Published: 01 January 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVIII, 867

  • Additional Information: Original German edition published by Addison Wesley in Pearson Education Deutschland

  • Topics: Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems

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