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Summary: Too narrative, not enough hands-on
Review: I've used other "For Dummies" books, and expected more. I was disappointed. The book seemed intent on touting the individual capabilities of the interface and components without building the reader's SKILL in using them. Part of the problem is in the scope, how you use VBA is somewhat application-specific, so trying to teach it from a multi-application reference is a losing battle. The author even admits that many of the examples won't work if typed in as-is. The biggest shortcoming is in VBA/Parent Application information linking. If you want ideas on what VBA is capable of, go ahead and buy this, but if you're trying to develop a program for a specific application, buy an application-specific book by another publisher instead/also.
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Summary: more of a philosophy book
Review: If you are looking for guidance with the nuts and bolts of writing VBA, I don't think this book will be helpful. It's more of a primer about how to write software in general than a book about writing VBA. I've found other works more useful. Maybe as I learn VBA this one will come in more handy, but I wouldn't recommend it for "Dummies."
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Summary: Great new edition on VBA!
Review: John Mueller does a great job of showing how to build applications with VBA in the For Dummies friendly style. This book is chocked full of practical, consise code examples that can be applied to everyday work experiences. I recommend this book to all who want to learn how to use VBA with ease!
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Summary: VBA with Ease!
Review: John Mueller does a great job of showing how to build applications with VBA in the For Dummies friendly style. This book is chocked full of practical, consise code examples that can be applied to everyday work experiences. I recommend this book to all who want to learn how to use VBA with ease!
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Summary: Poor content
Review: Normally, I don't go out of my way to criticize a book, but this one warranted it. Do not buy this book. It is obvious that the author knows VBA, but he has a difficult time teaching it. The book fails on engaging the reader and providing real world examples. Rather, the author simply disseminates definitions of concepts, and allows little room for context. I truly do not understand how this one made it to press. I am confounded. His belletristic language, coupled with various errors point to someone in a hurry to meet a deadline and indulge himself rather than truly guide the reader. The book is peppered with poor and erroneous examples. I made a list of them and just threw it away, as it was becoming a waste of time. I have read many programming books in my day, and this is, by far, the worst. Do yourself a favor and find another book...I would say ANY VBA tutorial would be a better option. Try Diane Zak's book under Course Technology. What a difference. One is the right way to teach and the other is the right way to confuse. The only people I would advise to buy this are other authors of programming books, as it would help enlarge their self-esteem.
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Summary: Examples don't make sense and confuse!
Review: Other than this book, I have had a wonderful experience with Books for Dummies. The real problem with this book is that it does not provide continuity or examples that are real life. I beleive the author thinks he is cute or funny, actually I purchased this book to learn something. I did not! As a result of this experience with this book I will be more careful in the future and actually have to go and peruse the book at a book store before I buy it. This is not good for e-commerce!
Leslie
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Summary: Turbocharge your business applications with VBA
Review: Revised to cover the new VBA 6.0 release, the new features of Microsoft Office 2000, and new VBA-enabled applications such as WordPerfect Office 2000, this friendly, accessible guide walks you through the VBA development environment-and shows you how to tweak and tailor applications to suit every business need.Discover how to: *Write clean, easy-to-read VBA code *Use built-in VBA commands *Organize data with variables, arrays, and collections *Design dialog boxes *Use object-oriented programming
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Summary: Easy for the Beginner
Review: The author does a great job of getting you started and then helping you do something useful. I had used both Word and Excel extensively before I started reading this book, so I was already familiar with application usage. Unlike some books that would have assumed I didn't know anything about the application just because I've never written code, this one got me going with code right away. It wasn't long before I was writing some really helpful macros for both Word and Excel. The author demonstrates that it's possible to do a lot more than you think you can do with either Word or Excel, but encourages you to use the right application for the job. I found the chapter on working with multiple applications the most useful because the examples are so practical and perform so well. This is a great book for someone who has never coded in VBA before and really wants to do something practical fast.
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Summary: Too broad in scope...
Review: This book is an entertaining read, but it did not help me learn specifics of the VBA language. There are too many cute puns and not enough easy-to-interpret examples of useful VBA code. Beginners should try a different book. Find one that gives simple, digestable examples, and gets you on your feet quickly. The examples in this book are too broad and don't give good examples of staple computer programming. More advanced computer programmers should buy a serious VBA programming guide. There are a few on Amazon that got between 4 and 5 stars... The hardest part about computer programming is trying to figure out how to give the computer the proper syntax and commands to complete the task at hand. The author spends too much time with background and general explanations, and not a lot of time with workable code. In all fairness, the author has a very pleasant writing style and I found this book to be engaging. The titles for sections are often quite funny...BUT, I needed a book for helpful VBA code building...and this wasn't it.
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Summary: Outstanding Guide to VBA
Review: This book is typical Dummies in that it gets you started quickly and doesn't leave out any of the details. I needed to learn how to write macros in VBA for my current job, but wasn't sure I could learn how without spending a lot of time and money. This book got me going very quickly. It tells you everything you need to know about VBA. The book would have been worthwhile if it stopped and teaching me VBA, but it didn't. The book went on to tell me about Office programming specifics. I now feel fairly competent to work with Word and Excel. The Access coverage probably could have been a little more extensive, but the book did get me started. All of the examples I've tried work very well and I think they teach interesting things. I contacted the author with some questions and was amazed when he actually answered and didn't act like I was some kind of idiot. He helped answer a few questions I had about the book and told me how to download the sample code when I couldn't find it. This book and its author has been a real help when I needed it.
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