Updated for Excel 2016 and based on the bestselling editions from
previous versions, Microsoft Excel 2016 Programming by Example with
VBA, XML and ASP is a practical, how-to book on Excel programming,
suitable for readers already proficient with the Excel user interface
(UI). If you are looking to automate Excel routine tasks, this book will
progressively introduce you to programming concepts via numerous,
illustrated, hands-on exercises. Includes a comprehensive disc with
source code, supplemental files, and color screen captures (Also
available from the publisher for download by writing to
info@merclearning.com). More advanced topics are demonstrated via custom
projects. From recording and editing a macro and writing VBA code to
working with XML documents and using Classic ASP pages to access and
display data on the Web, this book takes you on a programming journey
that will change the way you work with Excel. The book provides
information on performing automatic operations on files, folders, and
other Microsoft Office applications. It also covers proper use of event
procedures, testing and debugging, and guides you through programming
advanced Excel features such as PivotTables, PivotCharts, and the Ribbon
interface.
Features:
-Contains 28 chapters loaded with illustrated "Hands-On" exercises and
projects that guide you through the VBA programming language. Each
example tells you exactly where to enter code, how to test it and then
run it.
-Includes a comprehensive disc with source code, supplemental files, and
color screen captures (Also available from the publisher for download by
writing to info@merclearning.com).
-Takes you from introductory topics--including recording and editing
macros, using variables, and constants, writing subroutines/functions,
conditional statements, and various methods of coding loops to repeat
actions--to intermediate and advanced topics that include working with
collections, class modules, arrays, file and database access, custom
forms, error handling and debugging.
-Includes comprehensive coverage of native file handling in VBA, Windows
Scripting Host (WSH), and low-level File Access.
-Demonstrates how to interact with Microsoft Access databases using both
ADO and DAO Object Libraries to access and manipulate data.
-Includes chapters on programming charts, PivotTables, dialog boxes,
custom forms, the Ribbon, Backstage View, context/shortcut menu
customizations, as well as proper use of event procedures and callbacks.
-Provides a quick Hands-On introduction to the data analysis and
transformation process using the new Excel 2016 Get & Transform feature
and the "M" language formulas.
-Provides a practical coverage of using Web queries, HTML, XML, and
VBScript in Classic ASP to retrieve and publish Excel data to the Web.
On The Companion Files:
-All source code and supplemental files for the Hands-On exercises and
custom projects
-All images from the text (including 4-color screenshots)
