Classroom Training
Advanced VBA
Classroom training course - online version also available
£750 + VAT for most venues (£895 + VAT for London)
2 days
If you already know how to create subroutines in VBA, are happy declaring variables and can write loops and conditions without a qualm, this is the course for you! Assuming a good working knowledge of Visual Basic for Applications, the advanced course shows you how to loop over collections, reference other applications, work with files in all of their manifestations, create your own classes (!) and much more. The course uses examples drawn from Excel, Access, Word and Outlook.
Course details
Possible locations:London, Manchester, Online
Next classroom course:Thu 28 January 2021
Time:10.00-16.30
Course Contents
The contents of this course are as follows:
Revision of VBA
- Objects and collections
- Methods and properties
- Using object variables
- Looping over collections
Links to other applications
- Referencing other applications
- Instantiating objects
- Writing inter-application code
FileSystemObjects
- Referencing FileSystemObjects
- Working with files and folders
FileDialogs
- Using FileDialogs
- Allowing multiple selection
Working with text files
- Avoiding using INPUT/OUTPUT
- Reading and writing text files
Class modules
- What is a class?
- Designing classes
- Creating properties and methods
- Consuming classes
If time
Advanced class modules topics
- Untyped collections
- Creating typed collections
- Creating event sinks
Linking to data
- ADO or Access Database Engine
- Referencing the right library
- Opening and using recordsets
Arrays
- Creating and populating arrays
- Dynamic arrays
- The PRESERVE keyword
Passing arguments
- ByRef and ByVal
- Using optional arguments
- Using ParamArray
If time
Advanced programming ideas
- Using functions in code
- Recursive programming
- Enumerations
If time
Working with shapes
- Adding shapes
- Positioning shapes
- Formatting shapes
Delegates should have good knowledge of either Access Visual Basic, Excel Visual Basic or Word Visual Basic. To attend this course, you should already know the answers to these questions:
- How to use input and message boxes.
- How to write IF conditions and loops.
- How to create and use variables (including the use of OPTION EXPLICIT).
- How to select cells (including using OFFSET and END) in Excel.
If you haven't attended our two-day Excel VBA introduction course or been using VBA for at least 6 months, you're likely to struggle on this course.
Why Choose Us?
- No more than 5 people per class
- Proper restaurant lunch included
- 528 references viewable online
- Free USB stick containing course files
- Genuine Wise Owl trainers only
- Unbelievably good courseware
Sample customer feedback
Our thanks to everyone who agreed to share their thoughts (note that some of these reviews may be for our online courses).
Stuart Allan (Lloyds Banking Group)
Ersin Cimener (Tesco)
Alison Phiri (NHS Leeds CCG)
Marc Vautheny (Business Growth Hub)
Darren Campbell (Servochem (PTY) Ltd)
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Scheduled Advanced VBA training dates
Here are the classroom Advanced VBA courses we have scheduled for the next 3 months:
| Dates | Days | Venue | Price | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu/Fri 28-29 January 2021 | 2 | Manchester | £750 | Book places |
| Thu/Fri 25-26 March 2021 | 2 | Manchester | £750 | Book places |
| Thu/Fri 03-04 June 2021 | 2 | Manchester | £750 | Book places |
| Tue/Wed 10-11 August 2021 | 2 | Manchester | £750 | Book places |
| Date(s) | Venue |
|---|---|
| 28/01 | Manchester |
| 25/03 | Manchester |
| 03/06 | Manchester |
| 10/08 | Manchester |
All prices exclude VAT. If you can't see the dates you want, ask us about running onsite VBA training at your offices (we'll even provide and set up the computers).
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