Category Archives: Maths

ExcelPython2, Alglib and Spline-Matrix Rel 2.03

Following a comment here: ExcelPython2, Alglib and Spline-Matrix update I have updated the VBA and Python code, and added a missing Python module to the download zip file.  See the earlier post for details of installation and use, or download the revised files … Continue reading

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Run Fortran from Excel with Python and F2Py

I have previously posted on the use of the Silverfrost Fortran compiler with Excel (e.g. Linking Excel to Fortran).  More recently I have been concentrating on accessing high performance compiled routines via Python and the Python maths and science libraries … Continue reading

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ExcelPython2, Alglib and Spline-Matrix update

The ExcelPython add-in, offering easy access to Python code from Excel VBA, has had a major update to Release 2.  The new version provides new features and simpler installation, but has some incompatibilities with code written for the previous  version, so the … Continue reading

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Extending complex UDFs with simple VBA

One of the advantages of writing spreadsheet applications in the form of User Defined Functions (UDFs) is that the UDF may be used on the spreadsheet in the same way as a built-in function, allowing applications to be modified and extended … Continue reading

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Using the VBA ParamArray keyword

The recently posted SolvePoly function makes use of the VBA ParamArray keyword, which allows an arbitrarily long list of arguments to be passed to another function.  I have not made great use of this in the past, but since the … Continue reading

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