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VBA Automation for Excel 2019 Cookbook

By : Mike Van Niekerk
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VBA Automation for Excel 2019 Cookbook

By: Mike Van Niekerk

Overview of this book

Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is a programming language developed by Microsoft to automate tasks in MS Office applications. This book will help you to focus on the essential aspects of your role by automating mundane tasks in Excel and other Office applications. With comprehensive coverage of VBA delivered in the form of practice problems and bite-sized recipes, this book will help you to hit the ground running. Unlike most books that assume prior programming experience, this book starts with the fundamentals and gradually progresses to solving bigger problems. You’ll start by becoming familiar with VBA so that you can start recording macros right away. With this foundation in place, you’ll advance to using the full capabilities of the language as you apply loops, functions, and custom dialog boxes to design your own automation programs. You'll also get to grips with embedded macros and other advanced tools to enhance productivity and explore topics relating to app performance and security. Throughout this VBA book, you’ll cover multiple practice projects in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint while exploring tips and best practices to hone your skills. By the end of this book, you’ll have developed the skills you need to use VBA to create your own programs that control MS Office applications.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)

Saving the file with an embedded macro

This recipe will show you how to save a file with an embedded macro. You might think that saving a file cannot be that difficult, and it isn't. The point is a normal Excel file will not allow you to save the macro you've just recorded, at least not with the normal file extension.

Getting ready

With 02_RecordMacro.xlsx still open, close the VBA Editor.

How to do it…

Now, proceed with the following steps:

  1. In Excel, click on the Save button. The following message box appears:

    Figure 1.20 – Message box warning

  2. Since we want to save the file together with the newly recorded macro, click No.
  3. Select the folder where you want to save the file in the Save As dialog box.
  4. At the bottom, below the File name textbox, to the right of the Save as type textbox, click on the arrow. From the list of options, select the second one from the top, Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook (*.xlsm):

    Figure 1.21 – Choosing...