Category Archives: Excel

Running Fortran from Python with F2PY

Posted on 13/01/2016 by dougaj4

The last post looking at using the Python F2Py package said: It is also necessary to install a Fortran compiler.  After some trial and error I found that the MinGW (Minimalist GNU for Windows) package worked well. Trying some simple examples … Continue reading →

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xlSciPy – Python SciPy for Excel; Update with new functions

Posted on 04/01/2016 by dougaj4

The xlSciPy spreadsheet, previously described here, has been updated with new functions for integration, finding equation roots and maxima and minima, solving systems of non-linear equations, and evaluation of equations entered as text.  The new version (including full open-source VBA … Continue reading →

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Worksheetfunction.Transpose – changed behaviour in Excel 2013 and 2016

Posted on 01/01/2016 by dougaj4

It is (fairly) well known that when using Worksheetfunction.Transpose on an array in VBA the array must be no more than 65,536 (2^16) rows long, or it will return an error. Recently when using Excel 2016 (32 bit) I thought … Continue reading →

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Opening and searching pdf files from Excel

Posted on 30/12/2015 by dougaj4

The file PdfLink.zip (free download with open source code) contains two short but useful macros for opening and searching pdf files from Excel. The first is based on code from My Engineering World. I have just added a simple interface … Continue reading →

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Excel Summit South Reminder

Posted on 29/12/2015 by dougaj4

I have just signed up for the Excel Summit South. Anyone wanting a 20% discount has until Thursday 31st December.    

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