Microsoft Excel 2010 Programming by Example with VBA, XML and ASP is a practical how-to book on Excel programming, suitable for readers already familiar with the Excel user interface. The book introduces programming concepts via numerous multi-step, illustrated, hands-on exercises. More advanced topics are introduced via custom projects. From recording and editing a macro and writing VBA code to working with XML documents and using classic ASP to access and display data on the Web, this book takes you on a programming journey that will change the way you work with Excel. Completely updated for Excel 2010, this book provides information on performing automatic operations on files, folders, and other Microsoft Office applications. It also covers proper use of event procedures, testing and debugging, and programming advanced Excel features such as PivotTables, PivotCharts, and SmartTags. Thirty chapters loaded with illustrated hands-on projects and exercises that tell you exactly where to enter code, how to debug it, and then run it. Each exercise/project step is clearly explained as it is performed. Features Introduces Excel programming concepts to a non-programmer user who is already proficient with the Excel User Interface and is looking to automate Excel routine tasks Covers previous versions of Excel as well as the new features added in EXCEL 2010! Contains thirty chapters loaded with illustrated, hands-on projects and exercises that cover all of the ins and outs of Excel VBA. Takes the reader from introductory topics--including recording and editing macros, using variables, and constants, writing subroutines/functions, conditional statements, and various methods of coding loops to repeat actions--- to intermediate and advanced topics that include working with collections, class modules, arrays, file and database access, custom forms, error handling and debugging and conditional compilation Includes comprehensive coverage of native file handling in VBA, Windows Scripting Host (WSH), and Low Level File Access Includes a chapter on interacting with Microsoft Access databases. Users learn both ADO and DAO to access data in external databases Includes several chapters on providing experience via programming charts, PivotTables, dialog boxes, custom forms, Ribbon, Backstage View, context/shortcut menu customizations, and proper use of event procedures and callbacks Provides a thorough and practical coverage of using XML and VBScript in classic ASP with Excel