| On the surface, it doesn't appear as if much in Excel 2003
has changed. There are a handful of new objects and the user
interface is largely the same. But beyond a superficial
glance, you'll see that there are fundamental shifts implied
by the new features: Lists, XML, web services, .NET, and
InfoPath build a framework for entirely new ways to exchange
data with Excel. In fact, that's much of what Excel 2003 is
all about--solving problems that deal with teamwork--
collecting and sharing data, programming across
applications, and maintaining security.
The latest in our Developer's Notebook series, this guide
introduces intermediate to advanced Excel VBA programmers to
the newest programming features of Excel 2003,--focusing
just on what's new--so you can get up to speed quickly.
Light on theory and long on practical application, the book
takes you directly to the topics you'll want to master
through a series of hands-on projects. With dozens of
practical labs, you'll be able to decide for yourself which
new aspects of Excel will be useful or not in your own work.
And best of all, you won't have to buy an expensive revision
of a legacy Excel programming tutorial to learn about the
new features--if they're covered there at all.
Excel 2003 Programming: A Developer's Notebook shows you how
to work with lists and XML data, secure Excel applications,
use Visual Studio Tools for Office, consume Web Services,
and collect data with Infopath. Each chapter is organized
into a collection of labs, each of which addresses a
specific programming problem. You can follow along to
complete the lab on your own, or jump ahead and use the
samples the author has built for you.
The new Developer's Notebooks series from O'Reilly covers
important new tools for software developers. Emphasizing
example over explanation and practice over theory, they
focus on learning by doing--you'll get the goods straight
from the masters, in an informal and code-intensive style
that suits developers. If you've been curious about Excel
2003, but haven't known where to start, this no-fluff,
lab-style guide is the solution.
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