I have not written VBA behind excel spreadsheets before. What I need to do at
my new job is to write an application where users can enter data into
'screens'. The data that is entered will end up in excel spreadhseets. Once
the data is entered into the excel spreadsheets, I will then export the data
to vartious sql server 2005 databases for processing.
This application is not suppose to be a web aplication. The application is
suppose to be like an 'exe' that someone can click on and then execute.
I am wondering how to accomplish this task and what security issues would
I need to be aware of.

Thanks!

If you really want an application to be like an executable, then excel isn't the
program for you.

On the other hand, you could use some built-in features of excel that may work
ok.

In xl2003 and below, you can use Data|Form.
(try it on some test data)

And if that isn't enough, John Walkenbach has an enhanced data form:
http://j-walk.com/ss/dataform/index.htm

And the source code is available for a small fee ($20 USA, IIRC).

And if that's not sufficient, then maybe you could design your own input
userform.

Debra Dalgleish shares some tips:
http://contextures.com/xlUserForm01.html

Wendy Elizabeth wrote:

I have not written VBA behind excel spreadsheets before. What I need to do at
my new job is to write an application where users can enter data into
'screens'. The data that is entered will end up in excel spreadhseets. Once
the data is entered into the excel spreadsheets, I will then export the data
to vartious sql server 2005 databases for processing.
This application is not suppose to be a web aplication. The application is
suppose to be like an 'exe' that someone can click on and then execute.
I am wondering how to accomplish this task and what security issues would
I need to be aware of.

Thanks!

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Dave Peterson