Get ready to take your Excel applications to the next level by harnessing the power of the VBA language. This comprehensive resource will help you gain more control over your spreadsheets by using VBA while also showing you how to develop more dynamic Excel applications for other users. From introductory concepts to advanced developer topics, it guides you through every aspect of Excel 2007, including the Ribbon and the XML file formats.
In order to master all of the new features of this program, you'll find an introduction to VBA and details on how to use it to enhance Excel. You'll then learn how to work with the key objects and uncover the best ways to gain access to workbooks, worksheets, charts, and more. And you'll find out how to write code for international compatibility, program the Visual Basic Editor, and use the functions in the Win32 API, which will expand your Excel VBA programming skills.
What you will learn from this book
* How to write code that is readable, easy to maintain, and runs at maximum speed
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Tips for utilizing the Visual Basic(r) Editor and its multitude of tools
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Techniques for accessing data in a range of formats
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Ways to set up your applications and convert them to add-ins
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How to manipulate the Office XML file formats
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A thorough explanation of RibbonX
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Best practices for managing external data and using OLAP data sources
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Methods for effectively debugging your application
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Tips for packaging and distributing customized applications to other users
Who is this book for?
This book is for Excel users and programmers from beginning to advanced. You should have a reasonable working knowledge of Excel and a full installation of the software.
Wrox Programmer's References are designed to give the experienced developer straight facts on a new technology, without hype or unnecessary explanations. They deliver hard information with plenty of practical examples to help you apply new tools to your development projects today.
Excel 2007 VBA Programmer's Reference
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
Chapter 1: Primer in Excel VBA.
Chapter 2: The Application Object.
Chapter 3: Workbooks and Worksheets.
Chapter 4: Using Ranges.
Chapter 5: Using Names.
Chapter 6: Filtered Lists.
Chapter 7: PivotTables.
Chapter 8: Charts.
Chapter 9: Event Procedures.
Chapter 10: Adding Controls.
Chapter 11: Text Files and File Dialog.
Chapter 12: Working with XML and the Open XML File Formats.
Chapter 13: UserForms.
Chapter 14: RibbonX.
Chapter 15: Command Bars.
Chapter 16: Class Modules.
Chapter 17: Add-ins.
Chapter 18: Automation Add-ins and COM Add-ins.
Chapter 19: Interacting with Other Office Applications.
Chapter 20: Data Access with ADO.
Chapter 21: Managing External Data.
Chapter 22: The Trust Center and Document Security.
Chapter 23: Browsing OLAP Data Sources with Excel.
Chapter 24: Excel and the Internet.
Chapter 25: International Issues.
Chapter 26: Programming the VBE.
Chapter 27: Programming with the Windows API.
Appendix A: Excel 2002 Object Model
Appendix B: VBE Object Model.
Appendix C: Office 2007 Object Model.
Index.
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