[VBA] Recommendations for a Reference/Instructional book - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Jack1.0 · 09-20-2006, 06:39 AM

I have taken most programming languages in college, however I never took any classes in Visual Basic or Visual Basic for Applications. I am looking for recommendations for a book that can be used as a learning/instructional text, and possibly a separate book as a reference text (unless you know of a book that fills both rolls well). I need the book to emphasize how to interface VBA to an SQL or Access database. Thank you in advance for your replies.

Rachel · 10-25-2006, 11:41 AM

If you are still interested then I found these two books useful in starting from scratch this summer. I went from having a background in C++ and knowing zero VBA to being pretty darn efficient in VBA for Excel in about one month. One is a bit more basic, but I forget which.

Hart-Davis, Guy, et al. Mastering VBA. 2nd ed. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2005.

Kimmel, Paul T., et al. Excel 2003 VBA. Indianapolis, I.N.: Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2004.

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Rachel Upright Location: Dallas, TX	VBA References If you are still interested then I found these two books useful in starting from scratch this summer. I went from having a background in C++ and knowing zero VBA to being pretty darn efficient in VBA for Excel in about one month. One is a bit more basic, but I forget which. Hart-Davis, Guy, et al. Mastering VBA. 2nd ed. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2005. Kimmel, Paul T., et al. Excel 2003 VBA. Indianapolis, I.N.: Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2004.