Tag Archives: UDFs

Dynamic array update and the @ operator

Posted on 11/06/2026 by dougaj4

Many of the user defined functions (UDF’s) presented in this blog return an array rather than a single value. Options for displaying arrays in Excel have changed significantly in recent years and this post looks at the most efficient ways … Continue reading →

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Scipy-statistics with all distributions

Posted on 17/05/2026 by dougaj4

Following the previous post the Scipy statistics functions have been updated to include all the distributions, including the discrete distributions. The input to the distribution functions has also been updated to allow arrays to be transferred either as Excel ranges … Continue reading →

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Transferring different data types to/from Python with pyxll

Posted on 12/05/2026 by dougaj4

When a user defined function (UDF) is created in Excel with Python and pyxll the data type of each argument can be specified, either in the @xl_func decorator, or with a separate @xl_arg decorator for each argument. I prefer the … Continue reading →

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py_xlCBA update

Posted on 18/01/2026 by dougaj4

Following the previous post the py_xlCBA spreadsheet and associated code have been updated. The updated files, including open-source code, can be downloaded from: py_xlCBA.zip Note that the link in the previous post was downloading the wrong file, and has just … Continue reading →

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Calling PyCBA from Excel

Posted on 04/01/2026 by dougaj4

PyCBA is a Python based continuous beam analysis program. From the on-line docs: I have set up a spreadsheet based on py_Conbeam that converts the py_Conbeam input to PyCBA format, then runs the PyCBA analysis and returns the results to … Continue reading →

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