Acknowledgments

I would like to first thank my family for being so understanding and supportive during this endeavor. Over the last three or four months, in addition to my normal (and large) amount of side projects (computer- and music-related), I spent whatever "free" time I had putting together this volume. Their patience is truly appreciated and made a busy period of my life pass with ease.

I would like to acknowledge my technical reviewer Mark Etwaru. Mark is a very talented developer and project manager in his own right, and his input was invaluable in putting this book together. Thanks again Mark for a job well done!

I would like to thank Dilshan Jesook for getting me started with the .NET examples in this book. I have yet to find a technology that he is not able to implement in short order.

I would also like to thank Mor Hezi and Chris Bryant at Microsoft for taking the time to talk to me about Excel 2007 and helping me understand Microsoft's vision for the Office product.

Thanks to all at Apress for giving me this opportunity and for guiding me through a process that is very complex. As a first-time author, I did not know what to expect, and the folks at Apress were so very understanding and helpful at all times.

And finally, I would like to acknowledge the readers of this book. Thank you for purchasing it and I hope this book helps you understand the power of VBA in Microsoft Excel 2007.