Excel 2007 VBA Macro Programming

Develop custom Excel VBA macros

Perfect for power users, this practical resource reveals how to maximize the features and functionality of Excel 2007. You'll get in-depth details on Excel VBA programming and application development followed by 21 real-world projects—complete with source code—that show you how to set up specific subroutines and functions. The book then explains how to include the subroutines in the Excel menu system and transform a set of interrelated VBA macros into an Excel add-in package. Create your own Excel 2007 VBA macros right away with help from this hands-on guide.

Excel 2007 VBA Macro Programming shows you how to:

• Write and debug VBA code
• Create custom dialog boxes and buttons
• Maximize the Excel object model
• Write code to interact with a database
• Add functionality to your programs with API calls
• Insert class modules
• Develop custom menus for the Ribbon
• Animate objects in Excel
• Create and manipulate Pivot Tables in VBA
• Expand calculation and search functions
• Create full-fledged Excel add-ins
• Use VBA to work with XML files

Richard Shepherd is a qualified accountant who has spent the last 20 years developing computer software in blue-chip organizations. He is the author of the previous edition of this book.