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Using Excel Add-Ins to Share VBA Code

Posted by Andy Brown on 05 March 2012 | no comments

If you've written a killer function, you'll want to be able to share it between workbooks. The best way to do this is using an add-in.

This blog is part of our Excel VBA training blog.

Tags:   Excel / Excel Visual Basic   |   VBA macros / References

Linking to ADO databases with VBA

Posted by Andy Brown on 06 February 2012 | no comments
Learn how to write VBA macros to add, edit and delete data in Access, SQL Server and other databases, using something called ADO.

This blog is part of both a complete Excel VBA tutorial and a complete SQL tutorial.

Tags:   Excel / Excel Visual Basic   |   VBA macros / References

Creating references programmatically in VBA

Posted by Andy Brown on 03 January 2012 | no comments
Did you know that you can create and manage references from within VBA code? This article gives you ideas on how to do just that.

This blog is part of a complete online VBA tutorial.

Tags:   Excel / Excel Visual Basic   |   VBA macros / References

Using CreateObject and GetObject to create references

Posted by Andy Brown on 09 December 2011 | no comments
Although it's usually easiest to create references to other applications using Tools -> References as described in an earlier blog, you can use the method shown in this blog instead.

This blog is part of a complete Excel VBA tutorial.

Tags:   Excel / Excel Visual Basic   |   VBA macros / References

Referencing Word and other applications in Excel VBA

Posted by Andy Brown on 05 December 2011 | no comments
Even if you're writing Visual Basic macros within Excel, there's nothing to stop you inserting text into Word documents, manipulating PowerPoint slides or sending Outlook emails. This blog explains how to reference other applications, and write macros in Excel to link to other Microsoft Office software

This blog is part of a complete Excel VBA tutorial.

Tags:   Excel / Excel Visual Basic   |   VBA macros / References