Course Outline
Introduction to VBA
- Overview of the VBA environment
- VB Editor
- Utilizing Project Explorer
- Toolbox
- Modules
- Procedures and Functions
- Comments
Programming principles and concepts
- Data types, variables, and constants
- Program flow control
- If…Then… Else structures
- Do…Loop, While, and Until statements
- For…Next loops
- Input / Output, Message boxes, Input boxes
- Form coding and control manipulation
- Passing arguments and returning values
Debugging
- Run Time, Design Time, and Break Mode
- Breaks and Watches
- Local Window
- Immediate Window
Access - Object-Oriented Programming
- Access object model
- Objects and Collections
- Events
- Methods and properties
- Data Access Object Library
Access User Interface Design
- Coding event procedures
- Dynamic combo boxes
- User input management
- Interface design principles
- Menus
Access SQL & Database Design
- Filtering with various Where clause options
- Deriving data through calculated fields
- Inner table joins
- Outer table joins
- Sub-queries for filtering, virtual tables, and columns
- Creating records by adding rows directly or via queries
- Updating and deleting records directly and via sub-queries
- Creating and dropping tables
- Establishing relationships
- Implementation of primary and foreign keys
Excel - Object-Oriented Programming
- Excel object model
- Objects and Collections
- Events
- Methods and properties
Excel – Programming Analysis Routines
- Sorting, filtering, and distributing data across worksheets and workbooks
- Controlling charts with VBA
- Controlling pivot tables with VBA
- Managing What If scenarios using VBA
- Importing data from external files, the internet, and other sources
Error Handling
- Stepping through code
- Identifying syntax errors
- Using Debug.Print
- Creating error-trapping routines
Requirements
Participants should be proficient in utilizing Excel formulas, sorting and filtering, charts, and pivot tables, among other features. For Access, they should be able to maintain tables, queries, forms, and reports.
Testimonials (4)
Well structured. Good teaching techniques. Course well documented!
Sorin
Course - VBA For Access & Excel
Tamil was exceptionally patient and very helpful in figuring out solutions to real needs. He was also very honest about if he didn't know something from the top of his head, which enabled us to quickly jump on in the training and we didn't lose time.
Christine Weiler
Course - VBA For Access & Excel
The explanation way and including tips on the best practices in VBA/Access, encouraging via exercise to think more by ourselves on how to solve the problem rather than giving ready solutions.
Daria Rudin
Course - VBA For Access & Excel
I liked the examples and the way he explained.
