Jelen, B: Excel 2013 VBA and Macros

Optional Parameters ...40 Defined Constants ...41 Properties Can Return Objects ...45 Using Debugging Tools to Figure Out Recorded Code ...46 Stepping Through Code ...46 More Debugging Options: Breakpoints ...49 Backing Up or Moving Forward in Code ...49 Not Stepping Through Each Line of Code...50 Querying Anything While Stepping Through Code ...50 Using a Watch to Set a Breakpoint ...53 Using a Watch on an Object ...54 Object Browser: The Ultimate Reference ...55 Seven Tips for Cleaning Up Recorded Code ...56 Tip 1: Don't Select Anything ...56 Tip 2: Cells(2,5) Is More Convenient Than Range("E2") ...57 Tip 3: Use More Reliable Ways to Find the Last Row ...58 Tip 4: Use Variables to Avoid Hard-Coding Rows and Formulas ...59 Tip 5: R1C1 Formulas That Make Your Life Easier ...59 Tip 6: Learn to Copy and Paste in a Single Statement...59 Tip 7: Use With...End With to Perform Multiple Actions ...60 Next Steps...63 3 Referring to Ranges ...65 The Range Object ...65 Syntax to Specify a Range ...66 Named Ranges ...66 Shortcut for Referencing Ranges ...66 Referencing Ranges in Other Sheets ...67 Referencing a Range Relative to Another Range ...67 Use the Cells Property to Select a Range ...68 Use the Offset Property to Refer to a Range ...69 Use the Resize Property to Change the Size of a Range ...71 Use the Columns and Rows Properties to Specify a Range ...72 Use the Union Method to Join Multiple Ranges ...72 Use the Intersect Method to Create a New Range from Overlapping Ranges...72 Use the ISEMPTY Function to Check Whether a Cell Is Empty ...73 Use the CurrentRegion Property to Select a Data Range ...73 Use the Areas Collection to Return a Noncontiguous Range ...76 Referencing Tables ...77 Next Steps...77 4 Looping and Flow Control ...79 For...Next Loops ...79 Using Variables in the For Statement ...82 Variations on the For...Next Loop ...82 Exiting a Loop Early After a Condition Is Met ...83 Nesting One Loop Inside Another Loop ...84 Do Loops ...85 Using the While or Until Clause in Do Loops ...87 While...Wend Loops ...88 The VBA Loop: For Each ...89 Object Variables ...89 Flow Control: Using If...Then...Else and Select Case ...92 Basic Flow Control: If...Then...Else ...92 Conditions ...92 If...Then...End If ...93 Either/Or Decisions: If...Then...Else...End If ...93 Using If...ElseIf...End If for Multiple Conditions ...93 Using Select Case...End Select for Multiple Conditions ...94 Complex Expressions in Case Statements ...95 Nesting If Statements ...95 Next Steps...97 5 R1C1-Style Formulas ...99 Referring to Cells: A1 Versus R1C1 References ...99 Toggling to R1C1-Style References ...100 The Miracle of Excel Formulas ...101 Enter a Formula Once and Copy 1,000 Times ...101 The Secret: It's Not That Amazing ...102 Explanation of R1C1 Reference Style ...103 Using R1C1 with Relative References...104 Using R1C1 with Absolute References ...104 Using R1C1 with Mixed References...105 Referring to Entire Columns or Rows with R1C1 Style ...105 Replacing Many A1 Formulas with a Single R1C1 Formula ...106 Remembering Column Numbers Associated with Column Letters ...107 Array Formulas Require R1C1 Formulas ...108 Next Steps...109 6 Create and Manipulate Names in VBA ...111 Excel Names ...111 Global Versus Local Names ...111 Adding Names ...112 Deleting Names ...113 Adding Comments ...114 Types of Names ...114 Formulas ...114 Strings ...115 Numbers ...116 Tables ...117 Using Arrays in Names ...117 Reserved Names ...118 Hiding Names ...119 Checking for the Existence of a Name ...119 Next Steps...121 7 Event Programming ...123 Levels of Events ...123 Using Events ...124 Event Parameters ...124 Enabling Events ...125 Workbook Events ...125 Workbook Level Sheet and Chart Events ...129 Worksheet Events ...132 Chart Sheet Events ...137 Embedded Charts ...137 Application-Level Events ...140 Next Steps...148 8 Arrays ...149 Declare an Array ...149 Declare a Multidimensional Array ...150 Fill an Array...151 Retrieve Data from an Array ...152 Use Arrays to Speed Up Code ...153 Use Dynamic Arrays ...155 Passing an Array ...156 Next Steps...157 9 Creating Classes, Records, and Collections ...159 Inserting a Class Module ...159 Trapping Application and Embedded Chart Events ...159 Application Events ...160 Embedded Chart Events ...161 Creating a Custom Object ...163 Using a Custom Object ...163 Using Property Let and Property Get to Control How Users Utilize Custom Objects ...165 Using Collections to Hold Multiple Records ...167 Creating a Collection in a Standard Module ...167 Creating a Collection in a Class Module ...168 Using User-Defined Types to Create Custom Properties ...172 Next Steps...174 10 Userforms: An Introduction ...175 User Interaction Methods ...175 Input Boxes...175 Message Boxes ...176 Creating a Userform ... 176 Calling and Hiding a Userform ...177 Programming the Userform ...178 Userform Events ...178 Programming Controls ...180 Using Basic Form Controls...181 Using Labels, Text Boxes, and Command Buttons ...181 Deciding Whether to Use List Boxes or Combo Boxes in Forms ...183 Adding Option Buttons to a Userform ...186 Adding Graphics to a Userform ...187 Using a Spin Button on a Userform ...188 Using the MultiPage Control to Combine Forms ...190 Verifying Field Entry ...192 Illegal Window Closing ...192 Getting a Filename ...193 Next Steps...195 11 Data Mining with Advanced Filter ...197 Replacing a Loop with AutoFilter ...197 Using New AutoFilter Techniques ...200 Selecting Visible Cells Only ...203 Advanced Filter Is Easier in VBA Than in Excel ...204 Using the Excel Interface to Build an Advanced Filter ...205 Using Advanced Filter to Extract a Unique List of Values ...206 Extracting a Unique List of Values with the User Interface ...206 Extracting a Unique List of Values with VBA Code ...207 Getting Unique Combinations of Two or More Fields ...211 Using Advanced Filter with Criteria Ranges ...212 Joining Multiple Criteria with a Logical OR ...213 Joining Two Criteria with a Logical AND ...214 Other Slightly Complex Criteria Ranges ...214 The Most Complex Criteria: Replacing the List of Values with a Condition Created as the Result of a Formula ...214 Using Filter in Place in Advanced Filter ...221 Catching No Records When Using Filter in Place...222 Showing All Records After Filter in Place ... 222 The Real Workhorse: xlFilterCopy with All Records Rather Than Unique Records Only ...222 Copying All Columns ...223 Copying a Subset of Columns and Reordering ...224 Excel in Practice: Turning Off a Few Drop-Downs in the AutoFilter ...229 Next Steps...230 12 Using VBA to Create Pivot Tables...231 Introducing Pivot Tables ...231 Understanding Versions ...231 Building a Pivot Table in Excel VBA ...232 Defining the Pivot Cache ...232 Creating and Configuring the Pivot Table ...233 Adding Fields to the Data Area ...234 Learning Why You Cannot Move or Change Part of a Pivot Report ...237 Determining the Size of a Finished Pivot Table to Convert the Pivot Table to Values ...238 Using Advanced Pivot Table Features ...240 Using Multiple Value Fields ...240 Grouping Daily Dates to Months, Quarters, or Years ...241 Changing the Calculation to Show Percentages ...243 Eliminating Blank Cells in the Values Area...246 Controlling the Sort Order with AutoSort ...246 Replicating the Report for Every Product ...246 Filtering a Dataset ...249 Manually Filtering Two or More Items in a Pivot Field ...249 Using the Conceptual Filters ...250 Using the Search Filter ...254 Setting Up Slicers to Filter a Pivot Table ...257 Setting Up a Timeline to Filter an Excel 2013 Pivot Table ...259 Using the Data Model in Excel 2013 ...262 Adding Both Tables to the Data Model ...262 Creating a Relationship Between the Two Tables ...263 Defining the PivotCache and Building the Pivot Table ...263 Adding Model Fields to the Pivot Table ...264 Adding Numeric Fields to the Values Area ...264 Putting It All Together ...265 Using Other Pivot Table Features ...267 Calculated Data Fields...267 Calculated Items ...268 Using ShowDetail to Filter a Recordset ...268 Changing the Layout from the Design Tab ...268 Settings for the Report Layout ... 269 Suppressing Subtotals for Multiple Row Fields ... 269 Next Steps... 270 13 Excel Power ...271 File Operations ...271 List Files in a Directory ...271 Import CSV ...273 Read Entire TXT to Memory and Parse ...274 Combining and Separating Workbooks ...275 Separate Worksheets into Workbooks ...275 Combine Workbooks ...276 Filter and Copy Data to Separate Worksheets ...277 Export Data to Word ...278 Working with Cell Comments ...279 List Comments ...279 Resize Comments ...281 Place a Chart in a Comment ...282 Utilities to Wow Your Clients ...283 Using Conditional Formatting to Highlight Selected Cell ...283 Highlight Selected Cell Without Using Conditional Formatting ...285 Custom Transpose Data ...286 Select/Deselect Noncontiguous Cells ...288 Techniques for VBA Pros ...290 Excel State Class Module ...290 Pivot Table Drill-Down ...292 Custom Sort Order ...293 Cell Progress Indicator ...294 Protected Password Box ...295 Change Case ...297 Selecting with SpecialCells ...298 ActiveX Right-Click Menu ...299 Cool Applications ...300 Historical Stock/Fund Quotes ...301 Using VBA Extensibility to Add Code to New Workbooks ...302 Next Steps... 303 14 Sample User-Defined Functions ...305 Creating User-Defined Functions ... 305 Sharing UDFs ...307 Useful Custom Excel Functions ...308 Set the Current Workbook's Name in a Cell ...308 Set the Current Workbook's Name and File Path in a Cell ...308 Check Whether a Workbook Is Open ...309 Check Whether a Sheet in an Open Workbook Exists ...309 Count the Number of Workbooks in a Directory ...310 Retrieve USERID ...311 Retrieve Date and Time of Last Save ...312 Retrieve Permanent Date and Time ...312 Validate an Email Address ...313 Sum Cells Based on Interior Color ...315 Count Unique Values ...316 Remove Duplicates from a Range ...316 Find the First Nonzero-Length Cell in a Range ...318 Substitute Multiple Characters ...318 Retrieve Numbers from Mixed Text ...320 Convert Week Number into Date ...320 Separate Delimited String ...321 Sort and Concatenate ...321 Sort Numeric and Alpha Characters ...323 Search for a String Within Text ...324 Reverse the Contents of a Cell ...325 Multiple Max ...326 Return Hyperlink Address ...326 Return the Column Letter of a Cell Address ...327 Static Random ...327 Using Select Case on a Worksheet ...328 Next Steps...329 15 Creating Charts ...331 Charting in Excel 2013 ...331 Considering Backward Compatibility ...332 Referencing the Chart Container ...332 Understanding the Global Settings ...333 Specifying a Built-in Chart Type ...333 Specifying Location and Size of the Chart ...336 Referring to a Specific Chart ...337 Creating a Chart in Various Excel Versions ...338 Using .AddChart2 Method in Excel 2013 ...338 Creating Charts in Excel 2007-2013 ...340 Creating Charts in Excel 2003-2013 ...341 Customizing a Chart ...342 Specifying a Chart Title ...342 Quickly Formatting a Chart Using New Excel 2013 Features ...343 Using SetElement to Emulate Changes from the Plus Icon ...350 Using the Format Method to Micromanage Formatting Options ...355 Creating a Combo Chart ... 359 Creating Advanced Charts ... 363 Creating True Open-High-Low-Close Stock Charts ...364 Creating Bins for a Frequency Chart ...365 Creating a Stacked Area Chart ...368 Exporting a Chart as a Graphic ...372 Creating Pivot Charts ...373 Next Steps... 375 16 Data Visualizations and Conditional Formatting ...377 Introduction to Data Visualizations ...377 VBA Methods and Properties for Data Visualizations ...378 Adding Data Bars to a Range ...380 Adding Color Scales to a Range ...384 Adding Icon Sets to a Range ...385 Specifying an Icon Set...386 Specifying Ranges for Each Icon ...388 Using Visualization Tricks ...388 Creating an Icon Set for a Subset of a Range ...388 Using Two Colors of Data Bars in a Range ...390 Using Other Conditional Formatting Methods ...392 Formatting Cells That Are Above or Below Average ...392 Formatting Cells in the Top 10 or Bottom 5 ...393 Formatting Unique or Duplicate Cells ...393 Formatting Cells Based on Their Value ...395 Formatting Cells That Contain Text...395 Formatting Cells That Contain Dates ...396 Formatting Cells That Contain Blanks or Errors ...396 Using a Formula to Determine Which Cells to Format ...396 Using the New NumberFormat Property ...398 Next Steps...398 17 Dashboarding with Sparklines in Excel 2013 ...399 Creating Sparklines ...399 Scaling Sparklines ...401 Formatting Sparklines ...405 Using Theme Colors ...405 Using RGB Colors ...408 Formatting Sparkline Elements ...410 Formatting Win/Loss Charts ...412 Creating a Dashboard ...413 Observations About Sparklines ...414 Creating Hundreds of Individual Sparklines in a Dashboard ...414 Next Steps...418 18 Reading from and Writing to the Web ...419 Getting Data from the Web ...419 Manually Creating a Web Query and Refreshing with VBA ...420 Using VBA to Update an Existing Web Query ...423 Building Many Web Queries with VBA ...424 Using Application.OnTime to Periodically Analyze Data ...427 Scheduled Procedures Require Ready Mode ...428 Specifying a Window of Time for an Update ...428 Canceling a Previously Scheduled Macro ...429 Closing Excel Cancels All Pending Scheduled Macros ...429 Scheduling a Macro to Run x Minutes in the Future ...429 Scheduling a Verbal Reminder ...430 Scheduling a Macro to Run Every Two Minutes ...431 Publishing Data to a Web Page ...432 Using VBA to Create Custom Web Pages ...434 Using Excel as a Content Management System ...434 Bonus: FTP from Excel...437 Next Steps...438 19 Text File Processing ...439 Importing from Text Files ...439 Importing Text Files with Fewer Than 1,048,576 Rows ...439 Reading Text Files One Row at a Time ...445 Writing Text Files ...449 Next Steps...449 20 Automating Word ...451 Using Early Binding to Reference the Word Object ...451 Using Late Binding to Reference the Word Object ...453 Using the New Keyword to Reference the Word Application ...454 Using the CreateObject Function to Create a New Instance of an Object ...454 Using the GetObject Function to Reference an Existing Instance of Word ...455 Using Constant Values ...456 Using the Watch Window to Retrieve the Real Value of a Constant ...456 Using the Object Browser to Retrieve the Real Value of a Constant ...457 Understanding Word's Objects ...458 Document Object ...458 Selection Object ...460 Range Object ...461 Bookmarks ...464 Controlling Form Fields in Word ...465 Next Steps...467 21 Using Access as a Back End to Enhance Multiuser Access to Data ...469 ADO Versus DAO ...470 The Tools of ADO ...472 Adding a Record to the Database...473 Retrieving Records from the Database ...475 Updating an Existing Record ...476 Deleting Records via ADO...478 Summarizing Records via ADO ...479 Other Utilities via ADO ...480 Checking for the Existence of Tables ...480 Checking for the Existence of a Field ...481 Adding a Table On the Fly ...482 Adding a Field On the Fly ...482 SQL Server Examples ...483 Next Steps...484 22 Advanced Userform Techniques ...485 Using the UserForm Toolbar in the Design of Controls on Userforms ...485 More Userform Controls ...485 Check Boxes ...485 Tab Strips ...487 RefEdit ...489 Toggle Buttons ...491 Using a Scrollbar As a Slider to Select Values ...491 Controls and Collections...493 Modeless Userforms ...495 Using Hyperlinks in Userforms ...495 Adding Controls at Runtime ...496 Resizing the Userform On the Fly...498 Adding a Control On the Fly ...498 Sizing On the Fly ...498 Adding Other Controls ...499 Adding an Image On the Fly ...499 Putting It All Together ...500 Adding Help to the Userform ...502 Showing Accelerator Keys ...502 Adding Control Tip Text ...503 Creating the Tab Order ...503 Coloring the Active Control ...503 Creating Transparent Forms ...506 Next Steps...507 23 Windows API ...509 What Is the Windows API? ...509 Understanding an API Declaration ...509 Using an API Declaration ...510 Making 32-Bit and 64-Bit Compatible API Declarations ...511 API Examples ...512 Retrieving the Computer Name ...512 Checking Whether an Excel File Is Open on a Network ...513 Retrieving Display-Resolution Information ...513 Customizing the About Dialog ...514 Disabling the X for Closing a Userform ...515 Running Timer ...516 Playing Sounds ...517 Next Steps...517 24 Handling Errors ...519 What Happens When an Error Occurs? ...519 Debug Error Inside Userform Code Is Misleading ...520 Basic Error Handling with the On Error GoTo Syntax ...522 Generic Error Handlers ...524 Handling Errors by Choosing to Ignore Them ...524 Suppressing Excel Warnings ...526 Encountering Errors on Purpose ...526 Train Your Clients ...526 Errors While Developing Versus Errors Months Later ...527 Runtime Error 9: Subscript Out of Range ...527 Runtime Error 1004: Method Range of Object Global Failed ...528 The Ills of Protecting Code ...529 More Problems with Passwords ...530 Errors Caused by Different Versions ...530 Next Steps...531 25 Customizing the Ribbon to Run Macros ...533 Out with the Old, In with the New ...533 Where to Add Your Code: customui Folder and File ...534 Creating the Tab and Group ...535 Adding a Control to Your Ribbon ...536 Accessing the File Structure ...542 Understanding the RELS File ...542 Renaming the Excel File and Opening the Workbook ...543 Using Images on Buttons ...543 Using Microsoft Office Icons on Your Ribbon ...544 Adding Custom Icon Images to Your Ribbon ...545 Troubleshooting Error Messages ...548 The Attribute "Attribute Name" on the Element "customui Ribbon" Is Not Defined in the DTD/Schema ...548 Illegal Qualified Name Character ...548 Element "customui Tag Name" Is Unexpected According to Content Model of Parent Element "customui Tag Name"...549 Excel Found a Problem with Some Content ...549 Wrong Number of Arguments or Invalid Property Assignment ...550 Invalid File Format or File Extension ...550 Nothing Happens ...551 Other Ways to Run a Macro ...551 Using a Keyboard Shortcut to Run a Macro...551 Attaching a Macro to a Command Button ...552 Attaching a Macro to a Shape ...552 Attaching a Macro to an ActiveX Control ...553 Running a Macro from a Hyperlink ...554 Next Steps...554 26 Creating Add-Ins ...555 Characteristics of Standard Add-Ins ...555 Converting an Excel Workbook to an Add-In ...556 Using Save As to Convert a File to an Add-In ...557 Using the VB Editor to Convert a File to an Add-In ...558 Having Your Client Install the Add-In ...558 Closing Add-Ins ...560 Removing Add-Ins ...560 Using a Hidden Workbook as an Alternative to an Add-In ...561 Next Steps...562 27 An Introduction to Creating Apps for Office ...563 Creating Your First App-Hello World ...563 Adding Interactivity to Your App ...568 A Basic Introduction to HTML...570 Tags ...570 Buttons ...570 CSS...571 Using XML to Define Your App ...571 Using JavaScript to Add Interactivity to Your App...572 The Structure of a Function ...572 Variables ...573 Strings ...574 Arrays ...574 JS for Loops ...575 How to Do an if Statement in JS ...576 How to Do a Select..Case Statement in JS ...576 How to Do a For each..next Statement in JS ...577 Mathematical, Logical, and Assignment Operators ...578 Math Functions in JS ...579 Writing to the Content or Task Pane...581 JavaScript Changes for Working in the Office App ...581 Napa Office 365 Development Tools ...582 Next Steps...582 28 What Is New in Excel 2013 and What Has Changed ...583 If It Has Changed in the Front End, It Has Changed in VBA ...583 The Ribbon ...583 Single Document Interface (SDI)...583 Quick Analysis Tool ...585 Charts ...585 PivotTables ...585 Slicers ...586 SmartArt ...586 Learning the New Objects and Methods ...587 Compatibility Mode ...587 Version ...587 Excel8CompatibilityMode ...588 Next Steps...588 9780789748616, 1/14/2031, TOC