I may need some help...

[zach454]

I think I'm stuck. I recently bought Excel 2010 VBA Power Programming by John Walkenbach, and I understand most of what I reading and I'm plugging it all in as I go, But when I go to create my own little workbooks, I just become blank and I don't know where to start or how to go about it. I've done a little C++ programming quite a few years ago and touched on VB, but not very much. I am proficent in excel and just want to move on to VBA side of things.

Should I try a different book or should I do something different?

Thanks

 

[Glory]

Dive in here. Google peoples' questions and force yourself to keep sitting and staring and doing things the long and hard way until it starts to sink in. Figuring out how to solve the problems people post here is the only way I've managed to start to picking up any of this stuff.

 

[hiker95]

zach454,

Welcome to the MrExcel forum.


Training / Books / Sites:

MrExcel's Products: Books, CDs, Podcasts Discuss topics related to Holy Macro! Products: Learn Excel from MrExcel, VBA and Macros for Microsoft Excel,Holy Macro! It's 2500 VBA Examples CD, Guerilla Data Analysis Using Microsoft Excel and Excel Knowledge Base CD and the MrExcel Podcasts.
http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=19

How to Learn to Write Macros
http://articles.excelyogi.com/playin...ba/2008/10/27/

How to use the macro recorder
http://articles.excelyogi.com/

Click here and scroll down to Getting Started with VBA.
http://www.datapigtechnologies.com/ExcelMain.htm

If you are serious about learning VBA try
http://www.add-ins.com/vbhelp.htm

Excel Tutorials and Tips - VBA - macros - training
http://www.mrexcel.com/articles.shtml

See David McRitchie's site if you just started with VBA
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

Debra Dalgleish has some notes how to implement macros here:
Excel VBA -- Adding Code to a Workbook
http://www.contextures.com/xlvba01.html

David McRitchie has an intro to macros:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

Ron de Bruin's intro to macros:
http://www.rondebruin.nl/code.htm

Creating custom functions
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HA011117011033.aspx

Writing Your First VBA Function in Excel
http://www.exceltip.com/st/Writing_Your_First_VBA_Function_in_Excel/631.html

http://www.excel-vba.com/
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm
http://www.exceltip.com/excel_links.html

(livelessons video)
Excel VBA and Macros with MrExcel
ISBN: 0-7897-3938-0
http://www.amazon.com/Excel-Macros-M...7936479&sr=1-1

http://www.youtube.com/user/ExcelIsFun#g/search

http://www.xl-central.com/index.html

http://www.datapigtechnologies.com/ExcelMain.htm

Dependent validation lists. Debra has a neat little tutorial here.
http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal02.html

Data Validation > Drop-Down Lists - Dependent
http://www.bettersolutions.com/excel/EGH188/QE229212022.htm

Cascading queries
http://www.tushar-mehta.com/excel/ne...ing_dropdowns/

http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal05.html
http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal08.html#Larger

Excel Data Validation - Add New Items
http://www.contextures.com/excel-data-validation-add.html

Programming The VBA Editor - Created by Chip Pearson at Pearson Software Consulting LLC
This page describes how to write code that modifies or reads other VBA code.
http://www.cpearson.com/Excel/vbe.aspx

Locating files containing VBA
Searching Files in Subfolders for VBA code string:
http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/arch...a-code-string/

http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-978054.php

Excel 2003 Power Programming with VBA, by John Walkenbach

VBA and Macros for Microsoft Excel, by Bill Jelen "Mr.Excel" and Tracy Syrstad

Excel Hacks 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools, by David & Traina Hawley

VBA and Macros for Microsoft Excel 2007, by Bill Jelen "Mr.Excel" and Tracy Syrstad

Excel 2007 Book: you can try this...there is a try before you buy ebook available at this link…
http://www.mrexcel.com/learnexcel2.shtml

DonkeyOte: My Recommended Reading:
Volatility
http://www.decisionmodels.com/calcsecretsi.htm

Sumproduct
http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.SUMPRODUCT.html

Introduction to Array Formulas
http://www.xtremevbtalk.com/showthread.php?t=296012

Using Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts in Microsoft Excel
http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Pivots/pivotstart.htm

A List of Pivot Table links at Jon Peltier's site (contributed by Debra Dalgleish) is here:
http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Pivots/pivotlinks.htm

Email from XL - VBA & Outlook VBA
http://www.rondebruin.nl/sendmail.htm
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?ID=40

Excel Function Dictionary
http://www.xlfdic.com/

Excel 2007 function name translations
http://www.piuha.fi/excel-function-name-translation/

Dynamic Named Ranges
http://www.contextures.com/xlNames01.html

Where to paste code in VBE VBA
Introducing the Excel VBA Editor
http://www.ask.com/web?qsrc=2417&o=101881&l=dis&q=Where+to+paste+code+in+the+Excel+VBA+Editor

VBA for Excel (Macros)
http://www.excel-vba.com/excel-vba-contents.htm

VBA Lesson 11: VBA Code General Tips and General Vocabulary
http://www.excel-vba.com/vba-code-2-1-tips.htm

Excel VBA -- Adding Code to a Workbook
http://www.contextures.com/xlvba01.html

Basics of array formulas
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_lis...7E7E9CA63304D3

Array formula data extract formulas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp7I5u1MqiM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5ZWAiNJLNo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=132ZdpxBm1U

How to create Excel Dashboards
http://www.contextures.com/excel-dashboards.html
http://chandoo.org/wp/excel-dashboards/

Excel Dashboard / Scorecard Ebook
http://www.qimacros.com/excel-dashboard-scorecard.html

Unique Record Counting and Data Extract formulas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUrI8hoj8BA

 

[T. Valko]

I think I'm stuck. I recently bought Excel 2010 VBA Power Programming by John Walkenbach, and I understand most of what I reading and I'm plugging it all in as I go, But when I go to create my own little workbooks, I just become blank and I don't know where to start or how to go about it. I've done a little C++ programming quite a few years ago and touched on VB, but not very much. I am proficent in excel and just want to move on to VBA side of things.

Should I try a different book or should I do something different?

Thanks

Maybe you should start with something a bit less "overwhelming".

'Excel VBA Programming For Dummies' might be a better place to start. After you get comfortable with what you're doing then move on to power programming.

I have an autographed copy of 'Excel VBA Programming For Dummies' sitting on my desk!