Category Archives: VBA

Significant Figures

Posted on 28/12/2008 by dougaj4

Excel does not provide any built in functions to round values to a specified number of significant figures.  The UDF below, recently posted at the Eng-Tips forum, will do the job: Public Function sigfig(my_num, digits) As Double Dim num_places As Integer … Continue reading →

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Anniversaries

Posted on 27/12/2008 by dougaj4

It has just come to my notice that this year I missed my half millionth Birthhour, which was also my 30 millionth Birthminute. Luckily I still have plenty of time to prepare for my 2 billionth Birthsecond. To avoid missing … Continue reading →

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Solving simultaneous equations – Fortran dll

Posted on 20/12/2008 by dougaj4

The file simultaneous.zip has been modified to allow access to a Fortran simultaneous equation routine, compiled as a dll.  The original file was posted in solving simultaneous equations.  The advantages of a compiled routine include: Much better performance Greater precision through … Continue reading →

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Trigonometric Functions in VBA – Update

Posted on 06/12/2008 by dougaj4

In this post from February a set of VBA trigonometric functions were presented, using the derivations given on the Microsoft Developer Network site: Derived Math Functions Unfortunately two of the functions were wrong; the correct versions are shown below: Inverse Secant … Continue reading →

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Linking Excel to Fortran – 2

Posted on 04/12/2008 by dougaj4

In this post the procedures described for C++ here will be replicated for Fortran: The spreadsheet, fortran source code, and compiled dll described in this code may be downloaded from Cubic.zip As always, it is better to use the downloaded code, … Continue reading →

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