[AccessD] : Re: Demise of VBA

Once the jump is made into using VBA in other applications in addition to
Access's, it is much easier to understand why MS went this direction in the
first place. I find that VBA is an incredibly useful tool in all of the apps
I've used it in, albeit a brain twister when first trying to understand each
model. I'll never think of a PowerPoint presentation the same now ;o)

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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Carbonnell
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 9:19 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] : Re: Demise of VBA

On 7/13/06, Stuart McLachlan <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg> wrote:
> On 13 Jul 2006 at 16:38, Susan Harkins wrote:
>
> > I found the switch from Excel Basic to VBA difficult. Now, Access 
> > Basic and VBA were like peas in a pod, but Excel? I never have 
> > gotten the hang of using VBA in Excel and I've pretty much stopped
trying.
>
> ISTM that Visual Basic for Applications in Word and Excel are overkill.

I don't think so. If it weren't for VBA in Word and Excel, I wouldn't be
here. I wouldn't ahve had the confidence to tackle a DB if I didn't have the
experience writing code in Word and Excel first.

> There is a fundamental difference between Access and Word/Excel.
>
> Word is a tool  for creating documents and  Excel is a tool for 
> creating spreadsheets.  A document or a spreadsheet are useful objects 
> in their own right and Word and Excel are *end user* tools for creating
them.
>
> A database has no value without an application to utilise it's contents.

True, but that application doesn't have to be Access, it can be Word or
Excel or VB or any app that can get data from the Jet engine.

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