Designed to provide non-developers with a hands-on guide to both Excel VBA and XML, this book gives users a wide range of VBA coverage including how to write subroutines and functions from scratch, manipulate files and folders with VBA statements, manage date with arrays and collections, and much more. Includes CD.

Excel 2007 Programming by Example with XML and ASP offers a hands-on approach for those looking to extend and customize Excel functionality. From recording a simple macro and writing VBA code to working with XML documents and using ASP to accss and display data, this book takes you on a progrmming journey that will change the way you work with Excel. Learn how to automate spreadsheet tasks with macros; write VBA code to program PivotTables, generate charts, build dialog boxes, and customize the Ribbon; handle errors and debug programs; create hyperlinks and publish HTML files. Retrieve data from the web directly into Excel; develop and manipulate smart tags using XML.

Create Powerful Business Applications with Excel 2003 Excel 2003 is an ideal application development platform for all levels of business needs. If you're an advanced Excel user looking to gain programming experience, or a skilled developer new to Excel or the Excel Object Model, this no-nonsense book teaches you how to build custom applications that can generate substantial time and cost savings for you, your employer, and your customers. Written by a professional with nearly a decade of experience producing Excel/VBA solutions, Mastering Excel 2003 Programming with VBA conveys the precise knowledge and techniques you need to be highly productive. You'll master the most critical Excel objects and development practices necessary to create a complete solution, including working with XML data, Smart Document technology, and database integration with ADO. And you can readily apply the practical advice and reusable code examples to your own projects. In his friendly style, author Steven Hansen makes the information easy to grasp and entertaining to read, and he does not shy away from challenging material. You'll learn all about: Ramping up with VBA Debugging tools and tactics that work Mastering the Excel Object Model Developing class modules Customizing Excel UserForms Integrating Excel with other applications Incorporating text files in your solution Coding solutions that leverage a database Using XML in Excel Designing user-friendly toolbars and menus Building Excel 2003 Smart Documents Deploying your solution

Office 2002 is the next version (after Office 2000) of Microsoft's program suite that includes Word, Access, Outlook and Excel. The aim of 2002 is to take advantage of Office's core position within most business systems and make it the interface to business processes and web services. One of the most significant advances is the XML capability that has been added to Access and Excel, with the latter becoming the key to future Web Service integration and an essential part of any Office developer's skill set. -- Written by two active and popular members of the Excel community -- Includes coverage of all the new features including smart tags, pivot tables, and web components -- Examines all the new XML capabilities that 2002 brings to the Excel world

Covers all the most recent XML core and related specifications including XML 1.1, J2EE 1.4, Microsoft .NET's latest iteration, as well as open source XML items from the Apache project. Strong coverage of XML use with databases, transactions, and XML security. Discusses both Microsoft (.NET) and Sun (Java) programming integration with XML, an approach not taken in any other book. Presents extensive business examples, including several major applications developed throughout the book. No previous exposure to XML is assumed.

What is this book about? VBA is the programming language for the Microsoft Office suite and many other applications. VBA gives you complete control of Excel, allowing you to do anything from automating Excel tasks to developing full applications, using Excel as the development environment. Excel 2002 is an important upgrade to the Office suite spreadsheet program. It shows Microsoft's commitment to moving Office to be a web-enabled productivity tool, a rich client for working with web-based data, with new features such as SmartTags and XML support. Based on the successful content and format of Excel 2000 VBA Programmer's Reference, this new edition has been fully updated for Excel 2002. The authors are all Excel MVPs, involved daily in supporting the Excel VBA programmer community. What does this book cover? The first part of the book introduces Excel and VBA, including a VBA primer. The second part offers thematic, succinct, and practical discussions of the features available to Excel VBA programmers, with real-world examples answering frequently asked questions. The third and final part is a complete reference to the Excel, VBE, and Common Office Object Models. Here are just a few of the things you'll learn in this edition: The entire Excel Object Model and the Common Office Object Model Working with PivotTables Accessing and manipulating data sources from Excel with ADO Programming the Visual Basic Editor (VBE) New features in Excel 2002, SmartTags, XML, and the Web Expanded references for Excel versions 97, 2000, and 2002 Who is this book for? This book not only caters for beginner- and intermediate-level programmers with its introductory coverage of VBA and Excel, but also provides advanced information for experienced Excel developers in later chapters and the reference.

- Kofler's book offers more up-to-date coverage than other books on the market - Provides in-depth coverage of topics normally overlooked, such as the File Scripting Objects, accessing external databases using the ADO library, automating data analysis with pivot tables, and automating diagrams.