{"id":715,"date":"2020-09-07T07:25:18","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T07:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/?p=715"},"modified":"2020-09-07T07:35:40","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T07:35:40","slug":"what-is-vba-what-use-in-accounting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/07\/what-is-vba-what-use-in-accounting\/","title":{"rendered":"What is VBA  .. What use in accounting? .."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/How-to-convert-formulas-to-values-with-VBA-974x675-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-728\" width=\"366\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/How-to-convert-formulas-to-values-with-VBA-974x675-1.png 974w, https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/How-to-convert-formulas-to-values-with-VBA-974x675-1-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/How-to-convert-formulas-to-values-with-VBA-974x675-1-768x532.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>History of VBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visual Basic For Applications arrived in 1995 for use in non critical office grade applications &#8211; yes, MS Word, Excel and the like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a &#8220;subset&#8221; of a &#8220;proper&#8221; coding language , Visual Basic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of it as one step up from macros in Word and Excel . There is a vast range of &#8220;objects&#8221; which the user manipulates in code type language &#8211; but it is slow by comparison to VB so really it still produces &#8220;macros&#8221; and is not mainstream IT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Structure<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You manipulate <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Objects<\/span> (eg a range in excel, a paragraph in word)  with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">statements <\/span>\/ commands.  We can change both <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">properties <\/span>(colours etc) and create actions \/ use <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">methods <\/span>(copy or paste contents).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the case of Excel, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">functions <\/span>(in VBA language as well as on the face of a spreadsheet) then exist to perform calculations and return values, stored in variables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thats it in a nutshell. Although there is a lot of detail to hand, the user requires only a few key statements (eg if.. then ..else) , objects (ranges), methods (eg file open, copy, paste) and properties (eg bold) in simple macros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However it can go on to produce some gnarly routines and crunch big amounts of download data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use in accounting &#8211; Conclusion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no doubt VBA has its place and many accounts departments became XL havens long ago.  Reliant on it  is a risk. It was never intended to be a mission critical element.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tips<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned to the blog for some curated code snippets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History of VBA Visual Basic For Applications arrived in 1995 for use in non critical office grade applications &#8211; yes, MS Word, Excel and the like. It is a &#8220;subset&#8221; of a &#8220;proper&#8221; coding language , Visual Basic. 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