Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 720 pages
- Published by: Sybex; Pap/Cdr edition January 21, 2000
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0782126367
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-9810235444
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Book Dimensions:
9 x 7.5 x 1.9 inches
- Weighs: 2.8 pounds
Product Description
Learn Programming with VBA to Automate Your Work
Visual Basic for Applications is the most widespread application programming language around, offering you the ability to automate and customize the behavior of hundreds of VBA-compliant applications. Mastering VBA 6 begins by equipping you with a solid foundation in VBA programming, then moves on to clear, tutorial-based instruction in the specific techniques you need to know to get the performance you want. Coverage includes:
* Understanding what VBA is and what you can do with it
* Recording and editing macros in
Microsoft Office applications
* Using the Visual Basic Editor to create and edit code
* Finding the objects, properties, and methods you need for your procedures
* Using variables, constants, and arrays to store and manage information
* Creating loops to repeat actions in your code
* Using conditions to make decisions between different courses of action
* Navigating the object models of VBA-compliant applications
* Creating custom dialog boxes with user forms
* Building modular code for clarity and easy maintenance
* Testing and debugging code and user forms
* Securing your code with digital certificates and VBA 6 security features
Book Info
Covers what VBA is and what you can do with it using the Visual Basic Editor to create and edit code, creating loops to repeat actions in your code. Softcover. CD-ROM included.
Reader Reviews
I expected much more from this book, specially if its title says "Mastering." Although the author claims he will be hands-on and practical, in fact he elaborates on only few examples preceeded by interminable explanations. For example, the first 100 pages contain only 4 very simple and concrete cases using macros and the rest is an agonizing explanation on each and all of the components of several menus. No concrete examples that would enable the reader to cement his knowledge on solid ground. On ocassions the author explains VBA for an specific application, say Word, but then he changes to give general explanations for all applications at once, disorderly mentioning exceptions for Excel, Word, Project or PowerPoint, what makes the reading difficult. No, this book is not for me. I need principles and theory handsomely applied in concrete cases.
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