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Visual Basic Applications and Programming (Institute II

This document outlines the course content for a Visual Basic Applications and Programming subject at Gujarat Technological University. The 15 topics that will be covered include advantages of VBA, macros, code design and debugging tools, event-driven programming, using objects, variables, conditional branching, looping, procedures, object models, application-specific procedures, automation, dialogs, menus and toolbars, error handling, and security. Reference books on VBA and its use in Microsoft Office are also provided.

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Visual Basic Applications and Programming (Institute II

This document outlines the course content for a Visual Basic Applications and Programming subject at Gujarat Technological University. The 15 topics that will be covered include advantages of VBA, macros, code design and debugging tools, event-driven programming, using objects, variables, conditional branching, looping, procedures, object models, application-specific procedures, automation, dialogs, menus and toolbars, error handling, and security. Reference books on VBA and its use in Microsoft Office are also provided.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

B. E. SEMESTER: V
COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Subject Name: Visual Basic Applications and Programming(Institute


Elective II)

Sr.
Course content
No.
1. Advantages of VBA:
• An easy-to-use and versatile language
• Integrated with off-the-shelf products
• Minimizes development time and costs

2. Macros: The First Step:


• Recording and executing macros
• Limitations
• Enhancing with VBA code

3. The Code Design and Debugging Tools:


• Project Explorer
• Help system
• Code Window
• IntelliSense
• Properties Window
• Object Browser
• Block commenting and uncomment
• Code stepping
• Immediate Window
• Breakpoints

4. Event-Driven Programming:
• The role of events in Windows
• How events are triggered
• Responding to events through event procedures

5. Putting Objects to Work:


• Properties
• Methods
• Events
• Collections
• Using With...End With

6. Storing Data In Variables:


• How and when to declare variables
• Selecting data types
• Fixed and dynamic arrays
• Constants
• The scope and lifetime of variables
7. Conditional Branching:
• If...Then...Else
• Select...Case

8. Looping Through Code:


• Do...Loop, While and Until
• For...Next and For Each...Next

9. Building Procedures:
• Creating Sub and Function procedures
• Calling procedures
• Passing arguments to procedures

10. Understanding Object Model Structures:


• Exploring the hierarchy using the Object Browser and Help system
• Referencing specific objects

11. Writing Application-Specific Procedures:


• Key objects within Excel, Word and Outlook
• Creating templates and add-ins

12. Exploiting yhe Power of Automation:


• Controlling one Office application while working in another application
• Accessing data in databases using ActiveX Data Objects

13. Using Intrinsic Dialogs:


• Communicating with the user through the message box
• Gathering user information with the input box
• Utilizing the File Dialog object and Dialogs collections

14. Creating Customized Dialogs with User Form Objects:


• Command buttons
• List and Combo boxes
• Option buttons
• Check boxes
• Labels
• Text boxes
• Frames
• Adding more functionality with advanced ActiveX controls

15. Modifying menus and toolbars


• Simplifying user interaction with the CommandBar object
• Adding and removing CommandBarControl objects
16. Handling Runtime Errors:
• The On Error GoTo structure
• Classifying errors with the Err object
• Continuing execution with Resume, Resume Next or Resume label
17. Implementing Security:
• The dangers of macro viruses
• Macro security levels in Office
• Applying digital signatures to macros
• Password protecting your VBA code

Reference Books:
1. VBA Developer's Handbook, 2nd Edition, 2001, Authors: Ken Getz Ken Getz, Mike
Gilbert, Publication: Wiley Publication, Sybex.
2. Excel VBA Macro Programming, 2004, Author: Richard Shepherd, Publication: Mc
Graw Hill.
3. Mastering VBA, 2nd Edition, 2005, Author: Guy Hart-Davis, Publication: Wiley
Publication, Sybex.
4. Access VBA Programming, Authors: Charles Brown, Ron Petrusha Publication: Mc
Graw Hill.
5. Mastering VBA for Microsoft Office 2007, 2nd Edition, Author: Richard Mansfield,
Publication: Wiley Publication, Sybex.

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