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How to declare array in Excel VBA?

I don’t want to make a duplicate of official Microsoft Office website, because it is not the case and I see no point in it. You are here, because You were there. Now You are looking for more details or examples how to declare array to deal with common, daily tasks.

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Progress bar refresh – macro performance

In my previous post I already described how to create simple progress bar and how to implement it into code. It is so much better to watch the macro performance, than freezed screen. In case You have to stop macro, it is even easier to do this with bar, than without it. But I have never thought about what impact have that visualization of progress bar on macro performance.

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Connect to SAP via Excel VBA

This was my first main automation in Excel VBA. I was working a lot on SAP data and modifying it in Excel on the daily basis. Almost every day tons of same routine for get the data. One day I thought to myself about automation. I knew that I can record my activity in Excel, but did not know at all how to connect to SAP using Excel VBA?

Connect to SAP via Excel VBA
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Array vs table – store color property speed comparison

All in all, array is awesome to operate on big data. It is much faster vs standard Excel table. But how they gonna behave in the situation presented like in https://simpleexcelvba.com/can-arrays-store-cell-properties-like-font-colors-or-fill-colors/ where I’m using 3rd dimension to store color property in array?

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Can arrays store cell color property?

I am big fan of arrays. Since I found out about arrays I have been trying to use them everywhere! Or maybe just there where it is possible.
I recently wrote about them, if You missed it I highly recommend reading my post https://simpleexcelvba.com/arrays-one-of-the-best-things-you-can-learn-in-excel-vba/ We all know that arrays can store values, for example 2 dimensional array can hold a Excel table values. But can arrays store cell color property?

Can arrays store cell color property?
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Progress bar – simple thing to watch your Excel macro

Starting to code in VBA always wanted to see that loading rectangle as a progress bar to watch the working macro, for instance like in every software or game installation. Not only for fancy issue, but mainly to know in which point of macro I am.

So, what do we need to have a progress bar?

First of all, we need to create a form. It should have at least 1 textbox or label and the main thing – frame and label inside that frame.

Progress bar- Simple Excel VBA
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