Course Code: vbaaccess
Duration: 14 hours
Prerequisites:
  • An understanding of ___.
  • Experience with ___.
  • ___ programming experience.

Audience

  • ___
  • ___
  • ___
Course Outline:

Introduction to VBA

  • Introducing the VBA environment
  • VB Editor
  • Using Project Explorer
  • Toolbox
  • Modules 
  • Procedures and Functions
  • Comments

Principles and concepts of programming

  • Data types, variables and constants
  • Program flow control
  • If…Then… Else
  • Do…Loop, While and Until
  • For…Next statements 
  • Input / Output, Message boxes, Input boxes
  • Code behind forms, Form controls manipulation
  • Passing arguments, Returning Values

Access - Object-Oriented Programming

  • Access object model
  • Objects, Collections
  • Events
  • Methods and properties
  • Data Access Object Library

Access User Interface Design

  • Programming event procedures
  • Dynamic combo boxes
  • User inputs
  • Interface design considerations
  • Menus

Access SQL & Database Design

  • Filtering – various Where clause options
  • Deriving data - calculated fields
  • Inner table joins
  • Outer table joins
  • Sub-queries – filtering, virtual tables and columns,
  • Creating – adding rows directly or via queries
  • Updating and Deleting - directly and via sub-queries
  • Creating and Dropping tables
  • Creating relationships
  • Use of primary and foreign keys

Excel - Object-Oriented Programming

  • Excel object model
  • Objects, Collections
  • Events
  • Methods and properties

Debugging

  • Run Time, Design Time, and Break Mode
  • Breaks and Watches
  • Local Window
  • Immediate Window

*Excel – Programming Analysis Routines

  • Sorting, filtering and distributing data between worksheets and workbooks
  • Using VBA to control charts
  • Using VBA to control pivot tables
  • Using VBA to control What If scenarios
  • Importing from external files, internet et cetera

*additional scope of training which realization depends on the individual pace of work an attendee.