In the 39th session of Chandoo.org podcast, Let’s learn about FOR loops.
There is a special giveaway in this podcast. It is a workbook with several FOR loop VBA code examples. Listen to the episode for instructions.
What is in this session?
In this podcast,
- Announcements
- What is a loop – plain English & technical definitions
- For Loop vs. other kind of loops (While & Until)
- For Next loops
- For Each loops
- Nested For loops
- Special tips on For loops
- Performance issues & infinite loops
- Conclusions & giveaway
Listen to this session
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Links & Resources mentioned in this podcast
Introduction to VBA
- Introduction to Excel VBA – 5 part crash course
- Introduction to VBA – what is it and how to get started – Podcast #22
Using FOR Loops – Examples
- Looking up when data wont play nice – Using FOR Loops
- Understanding variables, conditions & loops in VBA
- Split an Excel file in to many using For Each loop
Optimization & Performance of VBA code
Transcript of this session:
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Are FOR loops strong with your VBA code?
I personally favor FOR loops over While loops. I learned about loops in 1996 (in BASIC language). Any powerful application or program I have built ever since has its share of FOR loops. They are vital for doing awesome things with computers.
What about you? Do you use FOR loops often? When do you use them? What are your favorite implementations. Please share your tips & thoughts in the comments area.
Remember: Email me at chandoo.d@gmail.com once you finish the task mentioned in the podcast to get your FOR loops example workbook.
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Question answered. For anyone else:
Select chart>Hold Shift key & select Edit/Copy Picture>Paste
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