Course Outline
Introduction to VBA
- Overview of the VBA environment
- VB Editor interface
- Navigating the Project Explorer
- Accessing the Toolbox
- Working with Modules
- Defining Procedures and Functions
- Adding Comments to code
Core programming principles and concepts
- Understanding data types, variables, and constants
- Controlling program flow
- Implementing If…Then… Else logic
- Using Do…Loop, While, and Until structures
- Applying For…Next statements
- Handling Input / Output, message boxes, and input boxes
- Writing code behind forms and manipulating form controls
- Passing arguments and managing returned values
Debugging processes
- Distinguishing Run Time, Design Time, and Break Mode
- Setting Breaks and Watches
- Utilizing the Local Window
- Using the Immediate Window
Access - Object-Oriented Programming
- Understanding the Access object model
- Working with Objects and Collections
- Handling Events
- Managing Methods and properties
- Utilizing the Data Access Object Library
Access User Interface Design
- Programming event-handling procedures
- Implementing dynamic combo boxes
- Managing user inputs
- Best practices for interface design
- Configuring Menus
Access SQL & Database Design
- Filtering data using various Where clause options
- Deriving data through calculated fields
- Executing Inner table joins
- Executing Outer table joins
- Working with Sub-queries for filtering, virtual tables, and columns,
- Creating records – adding rows directly or via queries
- Updating and Deleting records – directly and via sub-queries
- Creating and Dropping tables
- Establishing relationships
- Applying primary and foreign keys
Excel - Object-Oriented Programming
- Understanding the Excel object model
- Working with Objects and Collections
- Handling Events
- Managing Methods and properties
Excel – Programming Analysis Routines
- Sorting, filtering, and distributing data across worksheets and workbooks
- Controlling charts using VBA
- Controlling pivot tables using VBA
- Controlling What If scenarios using VBA
- Importing data from external files, the internet, etc.
Error Handling
- Stepping through code execution
- Identifying syntax errors
- Using Debug.Print statements
- Constructing error-trapping routines
Requirements
Participants should be proficient in utilizing Excel formulas, sorting and filtering, charts, and pivot tables, among other features. Regarding Access, they must be capable of managing 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.
