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Basic Programming Operations

Operation Code

Declare a Dim myVar As String

variable

Set the value of myVar = “some value”

a variable

Set the value of Set myObj = Range(“B2:C3”)

an object
variable

Gather user userInput = InputBox(“What’s your favorite

input color?”)

Print a message MsgBox(“You shall not pass!”)

to the screen

Execute a Call myMacro

macro from
within another
macro

Use a built-in Application.WorksheetFunction.CountA(“A:A”)

worksheet
function in a
macro

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Operation Code

Comment out a ‘VBA will ignore me!

line of code -
note the
apostrophe (‘)

Basic Operations on Data

Operation Code

Addition imFour = 2 + 2

Subtraction imZero = 2 - 2

Multiplication imAlsoFour = 2 * 2

Division (uses “/” operator) MsgBox(10 / 3) ‘returns

3.333333

Integer Division (uses “\” MsgBox(10 \ 3) ‘returns 3

operator)

Concatenation helloWorld = “Hello” & “world”

Data Types

Data Type Description Example

Integer Whole number between 11

-32,768 and 32,767

Long Whole numbers between 1,234,567

-2,147,483,648 and
2,147,483,647

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Data Type Description Example

Single Decimal number with 3.141593

seven digits of precision

Double Decimal number with 3.14159265358979

fifteen digits of precision

Date Date values 3/5/2021

String Text data “Hello world”

Boolean Logical true/false values False

Range Range object in Excel Set myRange =

Range(“A1”)

Worksheet Worksheet object in Excel Set mySheet =

Sheets(“Sheet 1”)

Workbook Worksheet object in Excel Set myWorkbook =

Workbooks(1)

Variant Unspecified data type myVariant = “Anything

goes!”

Logical/Comparison Operators

Operator Symbol Example

Equals = 5=5

Not Equals <> 5 <> 55

Greater than > 2>1

Greater than or equal to >= 2 >= 2

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Operator Symbol Example

Less than < 4<5

Less than or equal to <= 4 <= 5

And And (5 = 5) And (5 <> 55) = True

(5 = 5) And (5 = 55) = False

(5 <> 5) And (5 = 55) = False

Or Or (5 = 5) Or (5 <> 55) = True

(5 = 5) Or (5 = 55) = True

(5 <> 5) Or (5 = 55) = False

Not Not Not (5 = 5) = False

Not (5 = 55) = True

If Statements

Type Example Scenario VBA Code

Simple If If the value stored in the If val > 1000 Then:

statement variable “val” is greater MsgBox(“Large”)
than 1,000, print the text End If
“Large”.
Otherwise, do nothing.

If-Else If the value stored in the If val > 1000 Then:

statement variable “val” is greater MsgBox(“Large”)
than 1,000, print the text Else: MsgBox(“Small”)
“Large”. End If
Otherwise, print the text

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Type Example Scenario VBA Code

“Small”.

If-ElseIf- If the value stored in the If val > 1000 Then:

Else variable “val” is greater MsgBox(“Large”)
statement than 1,000, print the text Else If val >= 200
“Large”. Then:
If the value stored in the MsgBox(“Medium”)
variable “val” is between Else: MsgBox(“Small”)
200 and 1,000, print the End If
text “Medium”. >
Otherwise, print the text
“Small”.

Loops

Type Example Scenario VBA Code

Do Loop Print the first 5 integers to Dim counter As Integer

the screen counter = 1
Do
If counter > 5 Then
Exit Do
End If
MsgBox (counter)
counter = counter + 1
Loop

Do While Print the first 5 integers to Dim counter As Integer

Loop the screen counter = 1
Do While counter <= 5

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Type Example Scenario VBA Code

MsgBox (counter)
counter = counter + 1
Loop

Do Until Print the first 5 integers to Dim counter As Integer

Loop the screen counter = 1
Do Until counter > 5
MsgBox (counter)
counter = counter + 1
Loop

For Next Print the first 5 integers to Dim counter As

Loop the screen Integer
For counter = 1 To 5
MsgBox (counter)
Next counter

For Each Print the values in cells A1 Dim cell As Range

Loop through A5 to the screen For Each cell In
Range("A1:A5")
MsgBox (cell.Value)
Next cell

Arrays

Example VBA Code

Scenario

Create an Dim myArr(5) As Integer

empty array
with 5 integer

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Example VBA Code

Scenario
elements and
a 0-based
index

Set the value Dim myArr(5) As Integer

at the 3rd myArr(2) = 3
position of an
array with a
0-based
index

Print the 3rd Dim myArr(5)

element of an myArr(2) = 3
array with a MsgBox(myArr(2))
0-based
index

Create an Dim myArr(2, 1) As Variant

empty
2-dimensional
array with 3
rows and 2
columns, that
can
accommodate
multiple data
types

Set the Dim myArr(2, 1) As Variant

values of a myArr(0,0) = “one”

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Example VBA Code

Scenario
3x2 array myArr(0,1) = 1
myArr(1,0) = “two”
myArr(1,1) = 2
myArr(2,0) = “three”
myArr(2,1) = 3

Print the Dim myArr(5) As String

maximum MsgBox(UBound(myArr))
index (upper
bound) of an
array

Print all the Dim myArr(2) As Variant

elements of myArr(0) = "one"
an array myArr(1) = 2
using a For myArr(2) = "three"
Next Loop Dim counter As Integer
For counter = 0 To UBound(myArr)
MsgBox (myArr(counter))
Next counter

Transfer data Dim myArr() As Variant

from cells A1 myArr = Range("A1:A5").Value
through A5 to
an array

Transfer data Dim myArr(2) As Variant

from a myArr(0) = "one"
3-element myArr(1) = 2

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Example VBA Code

Scenario
array to an myArr(2) = "three"
Excel range Range("A1:C1") = myArr

Transfer data Dim myArr(2) As Variant

from a myArr(0) = "one"
3-element myArr(1) = 2
array to a myArr(2) = "three"
vertical Excel Range("A1:A3") =
range Application.WorksheetFunction.Transpose(myArr)

Use the Dim textStr As String

SPLIT Dim splitStr() As String
function to textStr = "I am a list of words"
convert a text splitStr() = SPLIT(textStr)
string into an
array of
words

Use the JOIN Dim myArr(5) As Variant

function to Dim combinedStr As String
combine an myArr(0) = "I"
array of myArr(1) = “am”
values into a myArr(2) = "a"
single string, myArr(3) = "list"
with those myArr(4) = "of"
values myArr(5) = "words"
separated by combinedStr = JOIN(myArr, “ ”)
spaces

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The With Construct

Example VBA Code (without VBA Code (using

Scenario using With) With)

Format cell A1 Range("A1").Font.Bold = With

as follows: True Range("A1").Font
Bold, Italic, Range("A1").Font.Italic = .Bold = True
Font-style: True .Italic = True
Roboto, Font- Range("A1").Font.Name .Name = "Roboto"
size: 14 = "Roboto" .Size = 14
Range("A1").Font.Size = End With
14

Working With Ranges

Example Scenario VBA Code

Target a single cell using Range(“A1”)

a hard-coded reference

Target multiple cells using Range(“A1:C3”)

a hard-coded reference

Print the value of a cell MsgBox(Range(“A1”).Value)

using a hard-coded
reference

Set the value of a cell Range(“A1”).Value = 11

using a hard-coded
reference

Print the value of the MsgBox(ActiveCell.Value)

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Example Scenario VBA Code

active cell

Set the value of the active ActiveCell.Value = 22

cell

Print the value of the cell MsgBox(ActiveCell.Offset(1,2))

1 row below, and 2
columns to the right, of
the active cell

Set the value of the cell 1 ActiveCell.Offset(-1,-2).Value = “I’m

row above, and 2 columns upset that I’ve been offset!”
to the left, of the active
cell

Use the Cells property to MsgBox(Cells(1,1))

print the value of cell A1

Use the Cells property to Cells(3,4).Value = “Row 3, column

set the value of cell D3 4”

Use the Cells property Dim counter As Integer

within a For Next loop to For counter = 1 To 5
print the values of the first MsgBox (Cells(counter, 1))
5 cells in column A Next counter

Use the Cells property Dim a As Integer

within a nested For Next Dim b As Integer
loop to print the values of For a = 1 To Selection.Rows.Count
all the cells in a For b = 1 To
2-dimensional selection Selection.Columns.Count
(that is, the cells currently MsgBox (Selection.Cells(a, b))

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Example Scenario VBA Code

selected by the user) Next b
Next a

Select the last cell with Range("A1").End(xlDown).Select

data in a column of values
starting in cell A1

Select all the values in a Range(Range("A1"),

column of data starting in Range("A1").End(xlDown)).Select
cell A1

Working With Worksheets

Example Scenario VBA Code

Activate a sheet by Sheets(“Sheet 1”).Activate

referencing its name

Activate a sheet by Sheets(1).Activate

referencing its index

Print the name of the MsgBox(ActiveSheet.Name)

active worksheet

Add a new worksheet Sheets.Add

Add a new worksheet and Sheets.Add.Name = “My New

specify its name Sheet”

Delete a worksheet Sheets(“My New Sheet”).Delete

Hide a worksheet Sheets(2).visible = False

Unhide a worksheet Sheets(2).visible = True

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Example Scenario VBA Code

Loop through all sheets in Dim ws As Worksheet

a workbook For Each ws In
ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
MsgBox (ws.Name)
Next ws

Working With Workbooks

Example Scenario VBA Code

Activate a workbook Workbooks(“My Workbook”).Activate

by referencing its
name

Activate the first Workbooks(1).Activate

workbook that was
opened, among all
open workbooks

Activate the last Workbooks(Workbooks.Count).Activate

workbook that was
opened, among all
open workbooks

Print the name of MsgBox(ActiveWorkbook.Name)

the active workbook

Print the name of MsgBox(ThisWorkbook.Name)

this workbook (the
one containing the
VBA code)

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Example Scenario VBA Code

Add a new Workbooks.Add

workbook

Open a workbook Workbooks.Open(“C:\My Workbook.xlsx”)

Save a workbook Workbooks(“My Workbook”).Save

Close a workbook Workbooks(“My Workbook”).Close

and save changes SaveChanges:=True

Close a workbook Workbooks(“My Workbook”).Close

without saving SaveChanges:=False
changes

Loop through all Dim wb As Workbook

open workbooks For Each wb In Application.Workbooks
MsgBox (wb.Name)
Next wb

Useful Keyboard Shortcuts

Press To do this
this

Alt+F11 Toggle between the VBA editor and the Excel

window

F2 Open the Object browser

F4 Open the Properties window

F5 Runs the current procedure (or resumes running it if

it has been paused)

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Press To do this
this

F8 Starts “debug mode”, in which one line of code is

executed at a time

Ctrl + Halts the currently running procedure

Break

Ctrl+J List the properties and methods for the selected

object

Back To Top

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