Tag Archives: VBA

Excel Dynamic Arrays

Posted on 08/12/2019 by dougaj4

Previews of dynamic arrays in Excel have been available for some time through the “Insider” programme.  They are now being published to general subscribers through Office 365 monthly updates: Further information is given at: Easier array formulas and Dynamic array … Continue reading →

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Biaxial bending update

Posted on 21/11/2019 by dougaj4

The reinforced concrete biaxial bending spreadsheet has now been updated: Stress block and capacity reduction factors updated for AS 3600-2018 ACI factors for US customary units used when stress is entered in ksi or psi units Example data updated The … Continue reading →

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A problem with integers in VBA

Posted on 01/10/2019 by dougaj4

A recent question at Quora asked: “Why am I getting an overflow error in Excel VBA when doing a simple arithmetic calculation like str1 = 24*60*30 where str1 is a variant or long or double?” I hadn’t encountered that problem … Continue reading →

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Plotting Mandelbrot

Posted on 15/09/2019 by dougaj4

There are many sites discussing the Mandelbrot Set, but not many examples using VBA to plot the set in Excel, so here is my effort: The spreadsheet (including open source VBA code) may be downloaded from: Mandelbrot chart.zip Note that … Continue reading →

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64 bit Excel and PtrSafe

Posted on 31/07/2019 by dougaj4

Installing my Office 365 subscription on a new computer I discovered it had decided (without asking) to upgrade itself to the 64 bit version, which resulted in some of my spreadsheets not working on the new system.  The main problem … Continue reading →

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