VBA For Dummies
5th Edition
Published on 5. July 2007
484 pages
978-0-470-12699-8 (ISBN)
Description
VBA helps you put your computer in its place
Write programs that automate tasks and make Office 2007 workbetter for you
If your computer is becoming your boss instead of your servant,start using VBA to tell it what to do! Here's the latest on the VBAIDE and program containers, debugging and controlling yourprograms, working with multiple applications using a singleprogram, and the most exciting stuff -- programming for all theOffice 2007 applications.
Discover how to
* Customize an application's interface
* Quick-launch a VBA program
* Store and modify information
* Use VBA with the Ribbon
* Understand object-oriented programming
* Avoid runtime errors
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John Mueller is a freelance author and technical editor. He has writing in his blood, having produced 71 books and over 300 articles to date. The topics range from networking to artificial intelligence and from database management to heads-down programming. Some of his current books include a Windows power optimization book, a book on .NET security, and books on Amazon Web Services, Google Web Services, and eBay Web Services. His technical editing skills have helped more than 50 authors refine the content of their manuscripts. John has provided technical editing services to both Data Based Advisor and Coast Compute magazines. He has also contributed articles to magazines like DevSource, InformIT, Informant, DevX, SQL Server Professional, Visual C++ Developer, Hardcore Visual Basic, asp.netPRO, Software Test & Performance, and Visual Basic Developer.
Content
Introduction 1
Part I: An Overview of VBA 7
Chapter 1: Getting to Know VBA 9
Chapter 2: Your First VBA Program 33
Part II: Learning the Ropes 49
Chapter 3: Writing Structured VBA Programs 51
Chapter 4: Storing and Modifying Information 79
Chapter 5: Creating Structured Programs 111
Chapter 6: Trapping Errors and Squashing Bugs 133
Chapter 7: Interacting with the User 155
Part III: Expanding Your VBA Horizons 179
Chapter 8: Object-Oriented Programming 181
Chapter 9: Working with Arrays and Collections 205
Chapter 10: Working with Disk Files 229
Chapter 11: VBA Programming with XML 239
Part IV: Programming for Applications 255
Chapter 12: VBA Programming in Office 257
Chapter 13: VBA Programming in Word 277
Chapter 14: VBA Programming in Excel 305
Chapter 15: VBA Programming in Access 329
Chapter 16: Applications that Work Together 355
Part V: The Part of Tens 379
Chapter 17: Ten Kinds of VBA Resources 381
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Update Your Old VBA Code Quickly 389
On the Web
Bonus Chapter 1: VBA Programming in FrontPage BC1
Bonus Chapter 2: VBA Programming in Visio BC25
Bonus Chapter 3: Ten Really Cool Things You Can Do with VBA BC43
Index 397
