An array is nothing but a collection of elements of the same data type. Arrays keep your data organized for easy usage and maintenance. In VBA, Arrays can either be static or dynamic. Static arrays have a pre-determined size and number of elements — and
While developing code, there are many situations where you might need to validate if a string begins with some specific characters (another string). For example, take this scenario: A company named XYZ allocates employee IDs starting with the abbreviation of the department name. If that
An Introduction to “Escape Characters” During the runtime of a program you might need to display certain information or ask a question. Some examples are : While raising a support ticket, we get a ticket number after clicking on the submit button. Along with a
To start with, make sure you have a good understanding of what a function is and how it works. You can get a great overview in my articles here: What is “You’ve Entered too Many Arguments”? How Do You Fix “Compile Error: Argument not optional”?
An introduction to funcres.xlam Funcres.xlam is an add-in available within Microsoft Excel. This is an “Analysis Toolpak” and includes 19 different features and various statistical functions to help you work with the data available in your Excel worksheets. In order to use this add-in, which
The benefits of using Excel for calculation We are well aware that in today’s world, a machine’s brain works orders of magnitude faster than a human’s brain. By this, I mean that when there is a requirement to calculate some numbers mathematically, we have quickly
To fully understand why you’re seeing this error, you have to first understand what a function is and how it works. Basics of a function A function is a block of code which can do any repetitive task. It can be run any number of
An introduction to Windows forms A Windows form is a component that contains many controls. These forms help to insert data, display data, and also to update or delete data in the database. In short, they act as an interface between the user and the
Before we dive into the solution for the error above, let us go back to basics to make sure you understand what a function is. This will be important for fixing and troubleshooting the error. Feel free to skip ahead if you have a good
A VBA project is nothing but the bundle of macro(s) along with the host application in which it has been coded. For example, if we write a small reusable function to split a column of cells values into two using the MS Excel VBA Editor,