Posted on 01 July 2009
The
For Loop in VBA is one of the most frequently used loops in VBA. The For loop has two forms: For Next and For Each In Next. The For loop is typically used to move sequentially through a list of items or numbers. To end the for loop at any given point we can use the exit for statement. Let's take a closer look at each of these loops.
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Posted on 29 June 2009
Chartjunk, a term first coined by Edward Tufte, refers to all those elements in a chart that add no further value. Chartjunk comes in many shapes and size - redundant labels, unnecessary gridlines, over-the-top use of colors and everything that a 'creative' mind can think of. However what should be kept in mind is that this term also has a strong contextual meaning. An element that may appear as chartjunk in one graph may serve a useful function in another ...
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Posted on 28 June 2009
How to create a pivot table using VBA? Assuming that the data for the pivot table is laid out like this, then all you need to
create a pivot using vba are there four lines of code:
ActiveWorkbook.PivotCaches.Add(SourceType:=xlDatabase, SourceData:= ActiveSheet.UsedRange).CreatePivotTable TableDestination:="", TableName:= "PivotTable1", DefaultVersion:=xlPivotTableVersion10
ActiveSheet.PivotTableWizard TableDestination:=ActiveSheet.Cells(1, 1)
ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1").AddFields RowFields:="Name"
ActiveSheet.PivotTables("PivotTable1").PivotFields("Name").Orientation = xlDataField
The pivot table so created using the VBA code above can be ...
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Posted on 28 June 2009
What was meant to be a leisurely stroll with my more-expensive half along the beachfront yesterday, turned into half an hour of soaking in the rain followed by about 2 hours of journey back home.
While on the way back, I saw a man helping a blind old woman onto the train carriage. A few minutes into the journey, as the station approached, she began walking towards the exit door. Fearing that she could miss her step and hurt herself, I ...
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Posted on 25 June 2009
Control Charts are an important tool for process quality control. A control chart is generated by when upper and lower control limits are inserted in to a line chart representing changes in a variable over a given period of time. Control charts are an important member of the six sigma methodology and help in visually ascertaining the quantum (and trend) of variation observed in a process. The upper and lower quality control limits in a control chart need not ...
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Posted on 25 June 2009
Excel Flowchart 1.0 is free tool for creating great looking flowcharts in Excel. With Excel Flowchart 1.0 creating an excel flowchart is now as easy and quick as pressing a button. Whether it be documenting the workflow or designing a new business process, Excel Flowchart 1.0 gets the job done.
Now design high quality excel flowcharts with neat well spaced steps. No dragging and dropping or having to format multiple objects one by one - Excel Flowchart 1.0 takes care of ...
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Posted on 24 June 2009
To fix runtime errors is VBA, use the following three statements - On Error, Resume and Debug. The first one traps a runtime VBA error when it occurs, the second one tells the application the point from which to resume code execution when the error has been caught (if you decide to catch the error) and the third one informs the user where (and which) runtime error took place.
A runtime Error in VBA can occur for a plethora of reasons. ...
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Posted on 22 June 2009
Read Write to File, Excel Workbook, Access using Javascript and SQL
Javascript when used with ADO* and SQL can read write from data sources such as a file, Excel or an Access database. (* ADO = ActiveX Data Object). Since this technique relies on the use of ADO, a bit about ADO before we begin to help you understand how this works. According to wiki, Microsoft's ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) is a set of Component Object Model (COM) objects for accessing ...
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Posted on 21 June 2009
A couple of funny graphics to get you over the weekend blues :-)
Viagra Sales
(Courtesy:
funnytimes.com)
The right spot
Finding the right man can be quite a challenge.
(Courtesy:
hottestsnaps.blogspot.com)
Length of shorts
(Courtesy:
iamtheweather.com)
The world of 100
If the world were to consist of only 100 people:
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Posted on 18 June 2009
Bump charts got their name from “bumps race’”, a term used to refer to a boat race where each boat tries to “bump” the one in front and move up the chart. Bump charts have become quite common of late and are typically used to represent changes in the position of a given number of competing entities over a fixed time duration.
Bump charts have been featured quite prominently on Kiaser ...
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Posted on 17 June 2009
Stock charts come in various shapes. There are candlestick stock charts, line and bar stock charts, “Kagi” stock charts, moving average stock charts and everything in between. For a financial service provider how to present financial information pertaining to a specific stock can a critical question. On one hand, if you give too many options, you loose out on user comfort and increase API complexity. On the other, give too few options and you end up losing more demanding customers. ...
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Posted on 16 June 2009
Chart table - as the name suggests - is a beautiful fusion of a chart and a table giving rise to a visually appealing yet information rich presentation of data. Not that the concept itself is anything new - experts have openly and vociferously championed the cause of the chart table, its various facets have been discussed at length in numerous forums and the latest versions of excel come equipped with tools that further aid their creation (namely sparklines). However ...
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