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Custom
Windows Applications
There are many day to day tasks that are
required to effectively manage a business. A number of
these tasks tend to be very routine, yet quite time
consuming. These tasks often can be automated to decrease
the amount of time spent on them, and at the same time
better organize the data and output of the task. Tasks
can be automated in two ways:
The first method of automation is
through the use of MicrosoftTM ExcelTM
Spreadsheets and macros. Macros can be used very
effectively to automate a series of steps, poll
the user for information through the use of
dialog boxes, and react to that data to
accomplish a task. These macros can be setup to
either execute automatically upon the starting of
ExcelTM, or by the use of special buttons added
to the toolbars.
The second method of automation
is through the use of a graphic user interface
application created using MicrosoftTM Visual
Basic. These programs are compiled such that the
run directly off the WindowsTM desktop. A very
specific task can be accomplished, with none of
the complexity of using a generic program.
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