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Writing Excel Macros with VBA Learning to Program the Excel Object Model Using VBA

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ISBN-10: 0596003595

ISBN-13: 9780596003593

Edition: 2nd 2002

Authors: Steven Roman

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Newly updated for Excel 2002, "Writing Excel Macros with VBA, 2nd Edition provides Excel power-users, as well as programmers who are unfamiliar with the Excel object model, with a solid introduction to writing Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros and programs for Excel. In particular, the book focuses on: The Visual Basic Editor and the Excel VBA programming environment. Excel features a complete, state-of-the-art integrated development environment for writing, running, testing, and debugging VBA macros.The VBA programming language, the same programming language used by the other applications in Microsoft Office XP and 2000, as well as by the retail editions of Visual Basic 6.0. The…    
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Book details

List price: $39.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/16/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 576
Size: 7.44" wide x 9.21" long x 1.19" tall
Weight: 2.178
Language: English

Preface
Introduction
Selecting Special Cells
Setting a Chart's Data Point Labels
Topics in Learning Excel Programming
The VBA Environment
Preliminaries
What Is a Programming Language?
Programming Style
The Visual Basic Editor, Part I
The Project Window
The Properties Window
The Code Window
The Immediate Window
Arranging Windows
The Visual Basic Editor, Part II
Navigating the IDE
Getting Help
Creating a Procedure
Run Time, Design Time, and Break Mode
Errors
Debugging
Macros
The VBA Programming Language
Variables, Data Types, and Constants
Comments
Line Continuation
Constants
Variables and Data Types
VBA Operators
Functions and Subroutines
Calling Functions
Calling Subroutines
Parameters and Arguments
Exiting a Procedure
Public and Private Procedures
Project References
Built-in Functions and Statements
The MsgBox Function
The InputBox Function
VBA String Functions
Miscellaneous Functions and Statements
Handling Errors in Code
Control Statements
The If...Then Statement
The For Loop
The For Each Loop
The Do Loop
The Select Case Statement
A Final Note on VBA
Excel Applications and the Excel Object Model
Object Models
Objects, Properties, and Methods
Collection Objects
Object Model Hierarchies
Object Model Syntax
Object Variables
Excel Applications
Providing Access to an Application's Features
Where to Store an Application
An Example Add-In
Excel Events
The EnableEvents Property
Events and the Excel Object Model
Accessing an Event Procedure
Worksheet Events
WorkBook Events
Chart Events
Application Events
QueryTable Refresh Events
Custom Menus and Toolbars
Menus and Toolbars: An Overview
The CommandBars Collection
Creating a New Menu Bar or Toolbar
Command-Bar Controls
Built-in Command-Bar-Control IDs
Example: Creating a Menu
Example: Creating a Toolbar
Example: Adding an Item to an Existing Menu
Augmenting the SRXUtils Application
Built-In Dialog Boxes
The Show Method
Custom Dialog Boxes
What Is a UserForm Object?
Creating a UserForm Object
ActiveX Controls
Adding UserForm Code
Excel's Standard Controls
Example: The ActivateSheet Utility
ActiveX Controls on Worksheets
The Excel Object Model
A Perspective on the Excel Object Model
Excel Enums
The VBA Object Browser
The Application Object
Properties and Methods of the Application Object
Children of the Application Object
The Workbook Object
The Workbooks Collection
The Workbook Object
Children of the Workbook Object
Example: Sorting Sheets in a Workbook
The Worksheet Object
Properties and Methods of the Worksheet Object
Children of the Worksheet Object
Protection in Excel XP
Example: Printing Sheets
The Range Object
The Range Object as a Collection
Defining a Range Object
Additional Members of the Range Object
Children of the Range Object
Example: Getting the Used Range
Example: Selecting Special Cells
Pivot Tables
Pivot Tables
The PivotTable Wizard
The PivotTableWizard Method
The PivotTable Object
Properties and Methods of the PivotTable Object
Children of the PivotTable Object
The PivotField Object
The PivotCache Object
The PivotItem Object
PivotCell and PivotItemList Objects
Calculated Items and Calculated Fields
Example: Printing Pivot Tables
The Chart Object
Chart Objects and ChartObject Objects
Creating a Chart
Chart Types
Children of the Chart Object
The Axes Collection
The Axis Object
The ChartArea Object
The ChartGroup Object
The ChartTitle Object
The DataTable Object
The Floor Object
The Legend Object
The PageSetup Object
The PlotArea Object
The Series Object
Properties and Methods of the Chart Object
Example: Scrolling Through Chart Types
Example: Printing Embedded Charts
Example: Setting Data Series Labels
Smart Tags
What Are Smart Tags?
Smart TagRecognizer Object
SmartTag Object
SmartTagAction Object
SmartTagOptions Object
Appendixes
The Shape Object
Getting the Installed Printers
Command Bar Controls
Face IDs
Programming Excelfrom Another Application
High-Level and Low-Level Languages
New Objects in Excel XP
Index