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Advanced VBA Course (2 days)

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Topics covered on this course

  • Revision of VBA

    Subtopics

    1. Objects and collections
    2. Methods and properties
    3. Using object variables
    4. Looping over collections
  • Links to other applications

    Subtopics

    1. Referencing other applications
    2. Instantiating objects
    3. Writing inter-application code
  • FileSystemObjects

    Subtopics

    1. Referencing FileSystemObjects
    2. Working with files and folders
  • FileDialogs

    Subtopics

    1. Using FileDialogs
    2. Allowing multiple selection
  • Working with text files

    Subtopics

    1. Avoiding using INPUT/OUTPUT
    2. Reading and writing text files
  • Class modules

    Subtopics

    1. What is a class?
    2. Designing classes
    3. Creating properties and methods
    4. Consuming classes
  • Advanced class modules topics  

    Subtopics

    1. Untyped collections
    2. Creating typed collections
    3. Creating event sinks
  • Linking to data

    Subtopics

    1. ADO or Access Database Engine
    2. Referencing the right library
    3. Opening and using recordsets
  • Arrays

    Subtopics

    1. Creating and populating arrays
    2. Dynamic arrays
    3. The PRESERVE keyword
  • Passing arguments

    Subtopics

    1. ByRef and ByVal
    2. Using optional arguments
    3. Using ParamArray
  • Functions

    Subtopics

    1. Declaring functions
    2. Passing arguments
  • Advanced programming ideas  

    Subtopics

    1. Using functions in code
    2. Recursive programming
    3. Enumerations
  • Working with shapes  

    Subtopics

    1. Adding shapes
    2. Positioning shapes
    3. Formatting shapes

Topics marked will be covered if time allows.

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Here are some reasons to choose Wise Owl courses:

In addition, here are some benefits unique to classroom training:

And some benefits specific to online training:

  • Courseware posted to you in advance
  • Separate pre-course check-up included
  • Our clever Wordsworth system means you can use our laptops (and we can see them)

We've been in business over 30 years - we must be doing something right!

Advanced Visual Basic for Applications course dates

The table below lists the Advanced Visual Basic for Applications courses that we currently have scheduled (click on one of the tabs to filter the list).

Date(s) Date(s) Duration Venue Price Times  
Wed/Thu 05-06 February 2025 05-06 Feb 2 days Online £995.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Tue/Wed 01-02 April 2025 01-02 Apr 2 days Online £995.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Thu 04-05 June 2025 04-05 Jun 2 days Online £995.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 04-05 August 2025 04-05 Aug 2 days Online £995.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Thu 01-02 October 2025 01-02 Oct 2 days Online £995.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 01-02 December 2025 01-02 Dec 2 days Online £995.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book

If you can't see the course you want listed above, don't despair! If you can muster 3 or 4 people together, it may well be worth organising an onsite course at your office (we'll provide and set up the computers), or else an online course tailored to your needs.

We don't currently have any Advanced VBA courses scheduled in our London training centre. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Advanced VBA course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

We don't currently have any Advanced VBA courses scheduled in our Manchester training centre. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Advanced VBA course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

Date(s) Date(s) Duration Venue Price Times  
Wed/Thu 05-06 February 2025 05-06 Feb 2 days Online £995.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Tue/Wed 01-02 April 2025 01-02 Apr 2 days Online £995.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Thu 04-05 June 2025 04-05 Jun 2 days Online £995.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 04-05 August 2025 04-05 Aug 2 days Online £995.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Thu 01-02 October 2025 01-02 Oct 2 days Online £995.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 01-02 December 2025 01-02 Dec 2 days Online £995.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book

If you can't see the course you want listed above, don't despair! If you can muster 3 or 4 people together, it may well be worth organising an onsite course at your office (we'll provide and set up the computers), or else an online course tailored to your needs.

About half of our courses are created bespoke for a single organisation, and either delivered onsite (usually somewhere in the UK, but we're willing to travel!) or online. For onsite courses we will usually provide and set up the necessary computers free of charge.

There are four main reasons why you might want to book tailored training like this:

  1. If you have 3 or more people, organising custom training will probably be cheaper than booking people individually onto a scheduled course.
  2. You'll be able to choose the content of any training, and be able to pause it for discussions on how you'll use software internally, or ask to take digressions.
  3. You may not be able to travel to our venues, so it might be easier to ask us to travel to you.
  4. You may not be able to make the dates of our published scheduled courses, and want to be able to choose when your training takes place.

If you'd like a quote for how much a tailored course would cost please let us know what you'd like to achieve and we'll get back to you (normally within half a working day).

What other people have said about our VBA training

Here are some comments we've received about our VBA training . You can see all of our 541 reviews here. We would like to sincerely thank the clients whose names are shown below for kindly agreeing to let us share their feedback.

"Great course. The trainer was really knowledgeable and happy to answer all questions. Online course format worked well and the way the trainer viewed our screens meant he was able to give us hints/advice if we'd made any typos/errors, without holding the other delegates up."

Lyndsey Bell

Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service

"A great trainer, his knowledge was amazing and he was really keen to help and make it relevant to us which was great! We were undecided between this and the three day intensive course but really happy we started on this course and can go away and do our own work on macros before moving on to the advance course!"

Grace Aspin-Radford

CFC Underwriting

"Thoroughly enjoyed the two days that we spent with the instructor! He was incredibly enthusiastic and seemed to thrive from the enthusiasm that we showed. His wealth of knowledge on the subject of VBA, the ease to which he could write it, and finally how he was able to deliver, made for a very impressive display! Would highly recommend."

Nathan Simmonds

ReAssure UK Services Limited

"I really enjoyed the course, the support getting ready in advance making sure my computer was compatible, all the way through to the help and support on the course, was excellent, An excellent tutor. My manager suggested the course and she was really impressed by the support, even setting up the computer a few days before"

Andy Stacey

Scania (Great Britian) Ltd

"Great course as always! Delivered well by our trainer, keeping at our pace and adapting to meet our requirements & questions."

Aron Bourne

Ultimate Products Global Sourcing (UPGS)

"I think the course was fantastic and a great trainer! No negative feedback, I just wish that the course was longer!"

Mikolaj Skiba

AXA Liabilities Managers

About this Advanced Visual Basic for Applications course

Click on one of the tabs below to see the given information about the course.

If you've learnt the basics of VBA, maybe it's time to move on to the advanced level? This two-day course explains how objects, properties, methods and collections REALLY work, how to loop over collections, how to reference other applications (so you can manipulate objects in Outlook from within Excel, for example) and how to add, edit and delete rows in a database or elements in an array.

In addition to all of the above, the course will give a basic introduction to using classes in VBA.  Don't expect to get a complete understanding, however, as this is a subject which it takes years to get to grips with fully!

Pre-requisites

Delegates should have good knowledge of either Access Visual Basic, Excel Visual Basic or Word Visual Basic.  To attend this course, you should already know the answers to these questions:

  1. How to use input and message boxes.

  2. How to write IF conditions and loops.

  3. How to create and use variables (including the use of OPTION EXPLICIT).

  4. How to select cells (including using OFFSET and END) in Excel.

If you haven't attended our two-day Excel VBA introduction course or been using VBA for at least 6 months, you're likely to struggle on this course. 

What you'll need to bring

If you book on a classroom course, the only thing you need to bring to the course is ... yourself! We even provide a notepad and a suprisingly nice pen for you to take notes with.

For online training you'll need two things:

  1. A good internet connection (otherwise you'll have a frustrating time); and
  2. A second screen (a requirement, not a nice-to-have!)

You can see full details of our online course requirements here.

For classroom training, you won't need a computer - we (obviously) will provide that. However, you're welcome to use your own laptop if you prefer, providing that you have the correct software installed.

For online training you will need a computer, but you won't need to have any software installed.  This is because you'll use Windows Remote Desktop to connect to our computers using our whizzy Wordsworth online training system, and these computers will have all of the necessary files and software installed.

When you book a place

If you book a place on one of our courses:

  • For classroom courses we will send out a joining email. That's it!
  • For online courses we will get in touch to organise a half-hour pre-course check to iron out any connection problems before the course (rather than during it). We will also ask you whether you want to receive a printed copy of the course manual (and post this to you if you do).

Whatever type of course you book, we will also send you out a reminder a few days before the course is due to take place - not that (we hope) you'll have forgotten!

After the course

After the course finishes you'll receive a digital certificate proving your attendance (we will gladly send a paper copy on request also).

We don't have any formal arrangement for answering questions after the course, but if you get stuck on something and email your trainer they should (and nearly always do!) respond as quickly as their training schedule allows.

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions

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What other VBA courses can I take?▼

Here is a list of all of the VBA courses that we run:

Course name Days
Excel VBA macros 2 days
Advanced VBA (this course) 2 days
Fast track Excel VBA 3 days

What courses do you have related to this one?▼

You might like to consider invesigating these related courses:

Related course Days Level
Excel VBA macros 2 days Introduction
Introduction to Office Scripts 2 days Introduction

What are your venues for your classroom VBA courses?▼

We run our scheduled classroom training courses in the following venues:

Venue Details
VBA training in London We run our courses in London from the LandMark offices in Bishopsgate, right in the middle of the City (and close to Liverpool Street mainline station).
VBA training in Manchester We run our courses in Manchester from the Holiday Inn business centre, which is a few minutes' walk from Piccadilly station.
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