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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.268
EAN: 9780672310164
Edition: 3rd
ISBN: 0672310163
Label: Sams Publishing
Manufacturer: Sams Publishing
Number Of Pages: 1248
Publication Date: 1997-06
Publisher: Sams Publishing
Studio: Sams Publishing

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
With this book you will: Master VBA programming in Microsoft Office 97 applications, Learn how to write and debug Visual Basic for applications program, Explore built-in functions, arrays, subroutines, error handling, user-defined functions and more. Paper.




Rating: - An absolutely must for anyone who has yet to begin with VBA
There are several handbooks about VBA but none of them tell you as much about Object Oriented Programming as this book [in a way that can be understood].

This book is very well suited for anyone with some advanced programming experience and knowledge of Excel.

I like it!

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Rating: - The currently best (wish it could be better) for teaching.
I used Matthew Harris' "21-day" book to teach VBA during Spring '99 quarter at South Puget Sound Community College. It is not really made for the classroom (no CD-ROM, instructor must make up his own quizes, etc.), but generally good in the first two thirds of the book. The last few chapters begin to falter, however: #19 does not treat Automation (OLE) too clearly nor explain certain oddities (e.g., unexpected 'recursion' when linking an Excel file to Word). Also, a promise of showing how to use Windows' own FileOpen screens in Chapter 20 is never fulfilled. Chapter 21 is a poorly-coordinated grabbag of leftovers not presented well. Still, the book is probably the best in this poorly covered market. Although it treats of Word and Excel only, with over 1,000 pages it is a fairly good introduction to the subject.

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Rating: - Great tutorial AND reference book!
I cannot emphasize enough the utility of this book! I had NO programming experience but since reading this book, I am prolific in writing code. The book progresses logically and slowly step by step allowing a self-paced environment. The best attribute of this book is that it is also a great reference book. I dont expect this book to ever be obsolete. Well worth the price and time/effort needed to read it!!

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Rating: - One of the best introductory books on VBA that I've seen
Hi -

I had to write and tell you what a great job Matthew Harris did in "Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic for Applications 5 in 21 Days (Third Edition)". I am a computer consultant and a Certified Technical Trainer. Good books, especially at the neophyte level for programming, are hard to find. Most of them make assumptions that the reader has prior programming knowledge, which is often not the case at all. I purchased this book initially as a recommendation to someone who wanted to learn VBA, but had no prior experience even with macros, much less programming.

The book is clear, clean, and thorough in its treatment of the subject. It is also pleasantly devoid of typos, grammatical errors, missing text, etc. which makes me crazy in too many of the books I read, especially computer books. The examples make sense and flow smoothly from the very basic to gradual, increased complexity. I will use this book whenever possible in my classes on introductory VBA.
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Rating: - If you're a beginner - buy this book.
If you're new to programming, this book delivers. Good coverage of important basics. Line by line hand holding on example code provided. Clear explanations. An excellent beginner's book. Not that good for intermediate or advanced levels. Its still a good reference, but advanced topics aren't covered.

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