Course Outline
Macros
- Recording and editing macros
- Where to store macros.
- Assigning macros to forms, toolbars, and keyboard shortcuts
VBA Environment
- Visual Basic Editor and its options
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Optimizing the environment
Introduction to Procedural Programming
- Procedures: Function, Sub
- Data types
- Conditional statements: If...Then....ElseIf....Else....End If
- Select Case instruction
- Loops: While, Until
- For ... Next loop
- Loop exit instructions
Strings
- Combining strings (concatenation)
- Conversion to other types - implicit and explicit
- String processing features
Visual Basic
- Downloading and uploading data to a spreadsheet (Cells, Range)
- Downloading and uploading data via user interaction (InputBox, MsgBox)
- Variable declaration
- Variable scope and lifetime
- Operators and their precedence
- Module options
- Creating and using custom functions in a sheet
- Objects, classes, methods, and properties
- Code security
- Preventing and previewing code tampering
Debugging
- Stepping through code
- Locals window
- Immediate window
- Traps - Watches
- Call Stack
Error Handling
- Types of errors and prevention methods
- Capturing and handling run-time errors
- Structures: On Error Resume Next, On Error GoTo label, On Error GoTo 0
Excel Object Model
- The Application object
- Workbook object and the Workbooks collection
- Worksheet Object and Worksheets Collection
- Objects: ThisWorkbook, ActiveWorkbook, ActiveCell, etc.
- Selection Object
- Range Collection
- Cells Object
- Displaying data on the status bar
- Optimization using ScreenUpdating
- Time measurement using the Timer method
Utilizing External Data Sources
- Using the ADO library
- References to external data sources
- ADO objects:
- Connection
- Command
- Recordset
- Connection string
- Creating connections to different databases: Microsoft Access, Oracle, MySQL
Reporting
- Introduction to the SQL language. The basic structure of SQL (SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT INTO, DELETE). Calling a Microsoft Access query from Excel. Forms to support database usage.
Requirements
- Basic working knowledge of Excel features such as worksheets, formulas, tables, and data sorting or filtering
- Experience preparing, updating, or reviewing reports in Microsoft Excel
- No prior programming experience required
Audience
- Analysts looking to automate repetitive Excel tasks
- Business professionals who work with data and reports in Excel
- Team members aiming to build simple macros and practical VBA solutions for daily work
Testimonials (7)
What I liked most about the training was the trainer’s knowledge of Excel. I appreciated learning useful things like shortcuts and formulas that I can use every day.
Martin
Course - Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for Analysts
The training was perfect in my opinion, opened my eyes to a lot of things that I was not aware of. Straight to the point with a lot of exercises, for some people it was too fast maybe but due to my background experience I did not feel that way.
Maen Hatoum - Red Bull GmbH
Course - Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for Analysts
The specialist knowledge was amazing! The way that you took that and broke it up, so we could understand was awesome. I think i just have to start with the simple stuff. the Last Subject was a bit high level and I struggled to keep up but will get there :)
Zaskia Stanz - BMW
Course - Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for Analysts
Detailed examples & training material.
KAREN LOUW - BMW
Course - Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for Analysts
He was prepared and also give good pointers
Annemarie Van Aardt - BMW
Course - Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for Analysts
I liked the fact that we were a small group and therefore the trainer was able to offer individual attention to each trainee.
Claire Pace
Course - Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for Analysts
I appreciate that the training was customized to our company's needs.
