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Using Visual Basic For Applications (VBA) : Jake Blanchard University of Wisconsin Spring 2010

This document discusses using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros in Excel. It explains that macros allow users to add functionality to Excel through small programs. Macros can create functions or subroutines and even user interfaces. The document provides examples of creating a Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion function and a subroutine to calculate and plot sine wave data. It also outlines various programming elements like loops, logic, and calling macros.

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Using Visual Basic For Applications (VBA) : Jake Blanchard University of Wisconsin Spring 2010

This document discusses using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros in Excel. It explains that macros allow users to add functionality to Excel through small programs. Macros can create functions or subroutines and even user interfaces. The document provides examples of creating a Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion function and a subroutine to calculate and plot sine wave data. It also outlines various programming elements like loops, logic, and calling macros.

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Using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

Jake Blanchard University of Wisconsin Spring 2010

VBA Macros
Macros

allow one to add significant power to Excel They are small programs that can be called from a spreadsheet You can create functions or subroutines If you want to get fancy, you can add a user interface as well

Using Macros
Macros

are written in a Basic-like language called Visual Basic for Applications Excel comes with a separate macro editor To create a macro, go to Tools/Macro/Visual Basic Editor, then within the Editor go to Insert/Module

You should get this...

Creating a Function
Suppose we want to create an Excel function that takes a temperature in Celsius and converts to Fahrenheit We would type the following in a module:

Function ctof(temp) ctof = 9 / 5 * temp + 32 End Function

Now we have this...

Using the function


Now

go to the spreadsheet and type =ctof(100) Or, you can put the value of 100 into cell A1 and then type =ctof(A1) into some other cell In fact, this function can be used just as any built-in Excel function can be used

The Macro Language


Operators: +, -, *, /, ^, Mod Comparison: =, <, >, <=, >=, <> Logical Operators: And, Eqv, Imp, Not, Or, Xor Intrinsic Functions: Abs, Cos, Sin, Tan, Atn (arc tangent), Exp, Log (natural), Sgn, Sqr (square root), Rnd (random number)

Flow Control
If condition Then statements Else statements End If If x=0 Then f=1 Else f=sin(x)/x End If

Flow Control
For counter=start To end statements Next For i=1 To 100 sum=sum+i Next

Flow Control
Do Until condition statements Loop

i=1 x=1 Do Until i=50 x=x*i i=i+1 Loop

Flow Control
Do While condition statements Loop

i=1 x=1 Do While i<50 x=x*i i=i+1 Loop

Practice
Write an Excel function that calculates the sum of cubes of the first N integers Then write an Excel function that calculates the sum of cubes of the first N even integers

My solution
Function sumofcubes(N) ans = 0 For i = 1 To N ans = ans + i ^ 3 Next sumofcubes = ans End Function

Another Solution
Function moresumofcubes(N) ans = 0 i = 1 Do Until i = N + 1 ans = ans + i ^ 3 i = i + 1 Loop moresumofcubes = ans End Function

Sum of Even Cubes


Function sumofevencubes(N) ans = 0 For i = 1 To 2 * N If (i Mod 2) = 0 Then ans = ans + i ^ 3 End If Next sumofevencubes = ans End Function

Creating a Subroutine
Subroutines dont return values...they carry out duties Well look at an example

Example Sub
Sub writeit() NumPoints = 21 XNot = 0 dX = 0.1 ActiveCell.Value = "X" ActiveCell.Offset(0, 1).Value = Sin(X)" x = XNot For i = 1 To NumPoints ActiveCell.Offset(i, 0).Value = x ActiveCell.Offset(i, 1).Value = Sin(x) x = x + dX Next End Sub

Running the Macro


Type

the macro into a module in the Visual Basic Editor Return to a spreadsheet Create an active cell by clicking into some cell below which you dont mind Excel writing some data Go to Tools/Macro/Macros, then click the name of the macro and click Run

Another Way to Run a Macro


Go to View/Toolbars/Forms From this Toolbar, click on the button (row 2, column 2) and then trace out a button on a spreadsheet Assign the writeit macro to the button Now click the button

Macro Explanation
First 3 lines define constants The next 2 lines write column labels back to the spreadsheet (ActiveCell is the highlighted cell in the spreadsheet) The other lines step through the points, incrementing x and calculating sin(x) The offset writes each result one row below the previous result

Summary and Conclusions


VBA is Excels macro language Functions return values Subroutines carry out procedures

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