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How To Exit A VBA Loop

Hi, there are times when you need to exit a loop after a certain condition has been met. How do you exit function in VBA? In the following example, you are going to see how to exit a function in VBA: Sub StartNumbers() Dim intNumber As Integer intNumber = ExitTest ‘the number is going to […]

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How To Restart A VBA Loop Counter

This is related to an interesting question I received from an individual, and this processing example may help someone. Basically we are conducting a 10 day clinical study on a group of patients. We want to store the results of the finding in a database and reset the study counter when a result comes back […]

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VBA For Loop

Use the VBA For Loop when you know how many iterations the code should make. Using this VBA For Loop will allow you to loop for a specific number of times. Take a look at the video: The syntax for the VBA For Loop is: ****************************************** For counter= start To end [Step backward count (how […]

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VBA Do Loop

Looping structures like the VBA Do Loop allow you to specify the conditions under which you would like your program to run a set of code statements repeatedly. There are 4 different variations of the VBA Do Loop we are going to look at: ‘Do While…Loop structures check the condition before running the code. ‘The […]

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How To Parse A Flat File In Excel VBA

In another post I demonstrated how to access a file on your computer using the MS Office Library. Here it is if you don’t know what I’m talking about. In this post, I am going to show you how to access the file and load it into your spreadsheet. I will do the same thing […]

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What is the purpose of the Me keyword in Access VBA?

What does the Me keyword mean? “Me” refers to the Access form currently in focus. Instead of writing out the entire form reference, you can just use the keyword “Me” which is easier. Like: Me.txtbox = “I am a textbox on the form that currently has the focus.” or you can update a label’s caption […]

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How can I interact with other Office applications (Excel) using VBA in Access?

Need to write your Access data or query to an Excel file? Here is the how to do it: Most people are familiar with Excel and know how to use it well (enough), and when you start talking about Access, they get scared off, and don’t know what to do anymore. Well, here you are […]

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How To Generate A XML File With Access VBA

XML is used to structure your data. You can send a CSV file to another person, but using XML, you can structure your data in a more elegant format, and get very specific about your fields, and what data is contained within your tags (your field names). This is different than a basic CSV file […]

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Here Is A Customized Msgbox VBA Example

Here is an example of a customized VBA Msgbox. We giving some richtext and customizable flair to the rather ordinary message box. The following code provided with the code after the screenshot, is going to provide you with the ability to really make the ordinary message box shine! Sub MsgboxVBAExamples() Dialog.Box “VBAHowTo.com is your source […]

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Here Is An Example Of The VBA Trim Function

The “Trim” function is useful in eliminating the blank spaces in a string normally caused by some data entry error. Why do you want to do this? Well because a sorting error can happen if you are trying to sort ” Dan, “Fred”, and “Ann”. ” Dan” will show up on top before “Ann” because […]

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