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Do we really need RPA for Excel automation as the same can be achieved with Excel VBA scripting ?
MS Excel VBO is just another way of representing the vb code to make it more resuable.
But i assume the same can be done with VB scripting as well.
What are pros and cons of RPA in regards to Excel Automation ?
The question is not very specific. Any technology has its pros and cons. Way more important would be the aim that you want to achieve.
If you e.g. just want to use some Excel calculations, go and take VBA as you do not have to install any additional tool. Here RPA is pretty much an overkill.
But often you would like to additionally upload that Excel file or send it via mail etc. Here a tool like UiPath or Blueprism is really helpful.
Also, the VBA is something you need to learn. RPA tools take away those efforts and are able to manage things way easier.
In the case of UiPath for instance, there is a huge community developing things in UiPath Go! There you can take a preset of Excel calculations without any effort.
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I am currently looking into creating our own print layouts for IFS9.
The only software I have available is IFS Report Designer, which isn't the most intuitive program.
IFS erp system does not have any real instructions manuals for it's users as it seems they are to keep all support internal.
I have above average IT knowledge, but nothing compared to you guys.
Does any one have Experience with the IFS9 erp system? can you provide any instructions or do you know of other software that you can recommend for creating print layouts, which would could work with this ERP system?
Any help would be highly appreciated.
I have experience with IFS ERP system and it's print layouts (IFS calls these operational reports).
Yes the IFS report designer sucks.
In IFS 8 and prior you could use Crystal reports as alternative. In IFS 9 you can use either Crystal reports or SSRS, and both are way better than the IFS report designer. Either one of these will get the job done.
While I do like SSRS better for just about any other type of report, Crystal is a little better suited for designing reports that are specifically made to be printed. That being said, rumor has it that they will remove support for Crystal in IFS 10, and just have the option of IFS Report Designer or SSRS, so you might have to redesign these if and when you upgrade. This being the case SSRS is probably the best choice.
Setting up IFS to be able to use either of these, and developing them in IFS is too long to explain here.
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So what I'm wanting to do is pretty lame. Anyway, what I'm wanting to do is basically make a bot that will do some specified tasks for me.
I have an emulator on my laptop that when open, operates like an Android phone, and I'm using Snapchat on it. What I have been trying to do is make it send my 'streaks' on Snapchat a picture everyday at specified times. I have tried using a Macro Recorder to do this, but the loading time varies.
My questions are:
1) What programming language should I use for this?
2) What would be the best application to use? (Like Notepad, or some other application)
Any help is appreciated :)
Have you heard of autohotkey (AHK)? It's a macro app, but also a very powerful programming language. Entire apps have been written in it.
You can also use it to control other programs.
reference:
http://ahkscript.org/
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At the moment I have about 2000 trades which are priced using excel. I have found that the sheets aren't very reliable and 4 out of 5 days will break for no reason. Also, the way the pricing sheets work is the pull the market data piece by piece, use it then delete it again. This is a nightmare if I need to re-run pricing as it is so slow.
Ideally I would love to build a GUI in a more reliable language, which is less liable to break down and faster. However, outside of excel my skills are limited.
I would like a few tabs on the GUI:
One to view the basics of the trades - type, maturity etc etc.
One to view the market data
Another to display the results of EOD p&l
All market data, trade data and static data come in XML form.
What is the best language to build this in? What kind of database could handle this data and how would it be setup?
I realise that this is a pretty big task, but its not something I want to do asap. I plan on doing it piece by piece. I'm also doing it for the experience! I would appreciate any help given!
I would recommend that you use Java. It is a very easy language to learn compared to other languages with similar capabilities. Java has a very simple GUI API called Swing that is effective and very easy to learn. It supports a similar display to excel using the class JTable. Setting up a database to work with Java is also relatively simple: you can write your own or use an SQL server.
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I need to quickly learn Excel VBA for a project I will be working on. I have some (classic) VB experience, as well as programming experience in C, C++ etc - though I don't know much about the dotNet languages.
Can anyone recommend a good book that will allow me to hit the ground running in terms of Excel development - given my background?
There are a zillion books on this subject in any given bookstore (in fact, more books on Excel VBA than any other single technology in the average bookstore), but if you're looking for the definitive Excel VBA book, go with VBA and Macros for Microsoft Excel by Mr. Excel (disclaimer: I have no affiliation to that company whatsoever).
You don't need to know a thing about .NET to work with VBA. Your C++/C experience won't really come in handy all that much, other than just knowing how to ensure you don't have lazy VBA code. Your classic VB experience is what will help the most - but just keep in mind that it's really understanding Excel's object model that will be the learning curve here. Once you really get into it, it is pretty straight-forward though.
A similar question has been asked previously:
what is a good up-to-date book for an experienced developer to learn excel vba
Excel 2013 Power Programming with VBA. By: John Walkenbach
The VBA language itself isn't an issue. The problem is more understanding the object model for the respective office product.
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VBA solutions can vary widely in size.
I would like to add user help documentation to all solutions but the level of effort to create and deploy the help needs to match the size of the solution.
You should check the VBA version of MZ-Tools. It is an add-in for VBA that can automatically generate documentation from your code (function name, parameters, comments, subject, etc.). You can also use it to automatically generate line numbers, onError labels, etc. More on the automatic documenting feature can be found here.
It is free, easy, and very efficient. Once you notice how much you save time by using it, please do like me: donate.
You may wish to consider HTML Help. It allows you to produce help files that are similar to standard Microsoft help. It is not particularly difficult to use, for the most part.