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 Questions on h1  Early impressions  Class, grades, teams 2

 Starting easy / ramping up quickly  Save the tournament date!  EasyMeter 3

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 Insert boilerplate text. If you need to enter standard text into a range of cells, you can create a macro to do the typing for you.  Automate a task that you perform frequently. For example, you may need to prepare a month-end summary. If the task is straightforward, you can develop a macro to do it for you.  Create a custom command. For example, you can combine several Excel commands so that they’re executed from a single keystroke or from a single mouse click.  Create a simplified “front end” for users who don’t know much about Excel. For example, you can set up a foolproof data-entry template.  Develop a new worksheet function. Although Excel includes a wide assortment of built-in functions, you can create custom functions that greatly simplify your formulas.  Create complete macro-driven applications. Excel macros can display custom dialog boxes and respond to new commands added to the Ribbon. 8 Source: John Walkenbach, Excel® 2010 Bible

 IDE = Integrated Development Environment  VS 2015 is state of the art  First version in 1997  Multibillion dollar investment  Free to you: Dreamspark 9 Visual Studio Excel

Requirements: What we want the computer to do 10 Coding Visual Studio C#, VB, C++.exe.dll Source code file in a computer language Business Functionality Compiling MSIL file: MS Intermediate Language Common Language Runtime Virtual machine Mscoree.dll

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Requirements: What we want the computer to do 12 Coding Visual Studio C#, VB, C++.exe.dll Source code file in a computer language Business Functionality Compiling MSIL file: MS Intermediate Language Common Language Runtime Virtual machine Mscoree.dll

.locals ([0] class System.Object V_0, [1] int32 V_1) IL_0000: ldarg.0 IL_0001: ldfld int32 Stack::m_size IL_0006: brtrue.s IL_000e IL_0008: newobj instance void ['mscorlib']System.NullReferenceException::.ctor() IL_000d: throw IL_000e: ldarg.0 IL_000f: ldfld class System.Object[] Stack::m_stack IL_0014: ldarg.0 IL_0015: dup IL_0016: ldfld int32 Stack::m_size IL_001b: ldc.i4.1 13

Requirements: What we want the computer to do 14 Coding Visual Studio C#, VB, C++.exe.dll Source code file in a computer language Business Functionality Compiling MSIL file: MS Intermediate Language Common Language Runtime Virtual machine Mscoree.dll

 VBA Editor is included in Excel  Older technology  Huge installed base  Supported but not improved upon  Has a recorder  VSTO is included in VS  Newer, more powerful technology  Growing installed base  Fully supported and updated  No recorder 15

 General purpose language  Does not work directly with Databases  Basic unit of work is the procedure  Can include SQL queries  Not general purpose  Works with databases  Basic unit of work is the query  Cannot include VB procedure calls 16

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 Give yourself plenty of time to do the homework.  or come and see me if you get stuck. 18