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How To Search A String With The VBA Instr Function
The VBA Instr Function is very useful for searching a string for a particular piece of text. If for example you want to loop a column or a field in a table of multiple rows, and want to identify prize rows that are 81.51, you would write something like this: Sub VBAInstrFunction() Dim dblTemp As […]
How To Make An InputBox In VBA
The input box is a great way to retrieve and process input from your user. In the following example we’ll control program flow based on the user’s input in the inputbox. Your user will enter a text value and we will evaluate their answer and send them in the right direction. Sub InputboxVBA() Dim strAnswer […]
Bringing A 300+ Column Excel File Into Access
Someone asked an interesting question about Excel and Access, so I decided to transcribe it here. “I have an excel file with 300+ columns. I would to split and export them to access as two table and join them. Could you please help me with this.” Thanks in advance, Ma…. Here was my response: “Hi […]
How To Return A Dollar Value As A Text String
Hi, I received an interesting request, involving VBA and how to return a stock price dollar value in a text character string rather that actual numbers. Like (I=1,M=2,E=0) instead of showing cost price is 12.00 it shows IM.EE. Kind of like code returning a special code. Well, here is my rendition of it. It may […]
Access Pagination
I have a client who has an underperforming continuous form so I start tinkering around with a model, and created an Access continuous form with pagination abilities. The database is attached. Hopefully it can help you. I will probably be modifying it as needed. [sourcecode language=”vb”] Option Compare Database ‘code 2014 by http://loeblcomservices.com ‘contact: erik@loeblcomservices.com […]
MS Access Hiding Text Boxes Based On User Selection VBA
I received an email from a guy to the effect of wanting to hide some textboxes based on a value entered into a single textbox. In my answer, I came up with a way to do this, and decided to share it with you… This example will show you how to hide the textboxes on […]
How To Write A Recordset To File With VBA
In this video you’ll find out how to write a recordset to a file with VBA using the Microsoft Scripting Object. You’ll find out how to take your table data, and export it to a csv formatted file so you can share it with other applications. Use this method to get your data out of […]
VBA Building Dynamic SQL
This video example is going to show you how to generate a SQL string from a form in VBA. [sourcecode language=”vb”] ‘======================================================== ‘DATABASE DESIGNED & CODED BY LOEBLCOM SERVICES 2013 ‘ERIK LOEBL(713)409-7041 ‘EMAIL: erik@loeblcomservices.com ‘WEB: http://loeblcomservices.com ‘======================================================== Option Compare Database ================ form: ================ Private Sub btnFindStocks_Click() Dim strWhere As String Dim strSQL As String Dim […]
Excel VBA Read Text File
So how can you import the contents of a csv or text file into your Excel worksheet: Find out: ‘======================================================== ‘DESIGNED & CODED BY LOEBLCOM SERVICES 2013 ‘ERIK LOEBL(713)409-7041 ‘EMAIL: erik@loeblcomservices.com ‘WEB: http://loeblcomservices.com ‘======================================================== Sub query_text_file() ‘PURPOSE: Query A Text File ‘************************************* ‘clear ‘Text File Contents’ worksheet ‘************************************* Worksheets("Text File Contents").Select Range("A2:K6500").Clear ‘************************************* ‘now populate […]
VBA Read Excel File
Here is a question I received “Thanks for the video, I have a question.How to read from a group of closed excel files searching for a certain value in say column F then if that value is found then copy that row to a workbook and continue search for then next value ” So I […]