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Get the application window handle in any app (well ... in Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint or Outlook)
I wanted to have a simple piece of code that I could drop into any host application in which I am developing VBA code that would get me the application window handle ...
Jun 102 min read
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A better Application.OnTime ... run your VBA code to the nearest millisecond (ish)
Application.OnTime is great if you want to call your procedure to the nearest second. What do you do if you want finer control than that?
Aug 31, 20233 min read
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Make a UserForm transparent
The following code will make the entire UserForm transparent. I'm sure there is a practical use for this, I'm just now sure what it is!...
Feb 26, 20221 min read
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Hide a UserForm's title bar
The following code will hide the whole title bar of the UserForm window. Why would you want to do this? The only time I do is when...
Feb 25, 20221 min read
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Working with a UserForm's close button (the 'X' button)
The close (or 'X') button appears at the right in the title bar of every UserForm. You can control the behaviour when it is clicked, or...
Feb 25, 20222 min read
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Add an icon to a UserForm's title bar
Adding an icon to a UserForm's title bar can help to give a professional look to your UserForm. The source icon must be a .ico file. If...
Feb 24, 20222 min read
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Pause processing
Code often needs to pause and wait for something else to happen. There are a number of options to do this. In Excel, you can use...
Feb 22, 20222 min read
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Get the local date and time including milliseconds
This code uses the GetLocalTime Windows API to get a more accurate time than VBA will supply, accurate to around 15 milliseconds. You can...
Feb 22, 20221 min read
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