Microsoft Excel 2013 Programming: By Example with VBA, XML, and ASP
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Microsoft Excel 2013 Programming: By Example with VBA, XML, and ASP
Updated for Excel 2013 and based on the bestselling editions from previous versions, Microsoft Excel 2013 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 companion CD with programs, 4-color figures, source code, etc. [CD files available from publisher with Amazon Order Number at 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 thirty 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 and how to test it and then run it. +Includes companion CD with programs, 4-color figures, source code, etc. [CD files available from publisher with Amazon Order Number at 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 and conditional compilation. +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 to access 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 practical coverage of using web queries, HTML, XML, and VBScript in Classic ASP with Excel to retrieve and publish data to the Web.
ON THE CD-ROM! [CD files available from publisher with Amazon Order Number at info@merclearning.com] +All source code and supplemental files for the Hands-On exercises and custom projects +All images from the text (including 4-color screenshots)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Since 1993, Julitta Korol (Long Island, NY) has published two dozen computer books on using and programming Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access. In recent years she has been supporting and developing database processes and Web applications for a major New York City municipal agency. Ms. Korol has completed professional certifications by Microsoft Corporation and the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA).