Tag Archives: Excel

Python for VBA users – 1

Posted on 24/09/2013 by dougaj4

Following my recent posts on some preliminary experimentation with linking Excel to Python, this will be the first of a more structured series, mainly as a reminder to myself of lessons learnt on the way, but also I hope of … Continue reading →

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Sorting with Python

Posted on 19/09/2013 by dougaj4

A previous post provided a VBA Sort function that could be used as a User Defined Function (UDF) to provide a sorted list on the spreadsheet, or called from another VBA routine to sort an array. I have just written a … Continue reading →

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Arrays vs Collections vs Dictionary Objects (and Dictionary help)

Posted on 29/08/2013 by dougaj4

A recent comment by Lori Miller at Daily Dose of Excel suggested that (for the particular application being discussed) the VBA Collection object was quicker than using scripting dictionaries.  Since I hardly ever use collections (other than the built-in ones), and … Continue reading →

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Running VBA routines from a new workbook

Posted on 21/08/2013 by dougaj4

I have had a couple of queries recently which seem to be resulting from trying to run User Defined Functions (UDFs) from a new workbook, so this post will look at the options for using the VBA routines provided here (or … Continue reading →

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Select and sum data using the scripting dictionary

Posted on 10/08/2013 by dougaj4

Another User Defined Function (UDF) prompted by a query at Eng-Tips. The question concerned a set of data consisting of 13 columns, which was to be divided into two sets, based on the contents of Column 4, then the contents … Continue reading →

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