MartyConnelly
martyconnelly at shaw.ca
Fri Jun 1 02:24:37 CDT 2007
Are you reading the same post. He is discussing 2007 macros and VBA They (Macros) now have error detection. Clint Covington was asked this point blank by a reader in this post: Reader question about macros and VBA: https://blogs.msdn.com/clintcovington/archive/2007/04/21/reader-question-about-macros-and-vba.aspx No answer was given. Covingtion response was "Do we think everything should be written in macros? No--they aren't a replacement for VBA. VBA will continue to ship and be supported in the future" I am used to this "Of course, we will switch everything from C-ISAM to Oracle SQL" Ken Ismert wrote: >Eric, Steve, Marty, > >(Steve) > > ... I am certain that VBA will be alive and well in Access 14 ... >(Marty) > > ... However Clint Covington doesn't mention dropping VBA for version >14 ... > >Clint Covington was asked this point blank by a reader in this post: >Reader question about macros and VBA: >https://blogs.msdn.com/clintcovington/archive/2007/04/21/reader-question-about-macros-and-vba.aspx >No answer was given. > >This is not surprising, given this article: >Microsoft Not Discussing Windows 7, Office 14: >http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Not_Discussing_Windows_7_Office_14/1171589364 > >However, VSTA appears to be the .NET VBA replacement: >The future of VBA looks a lot like VSTA. Or does it? >http://blogs.officezealot.com/hansen/archive/2007/04/12/20245.aspx > >It seems clear Visual Studio Tools for Office is the future in Office >development. Steve Hansen's Office Zealot blog is an excellent resource >for VSTO: >http://blogs.officezealot.com/hansen/default.aspx > >For those wanting to migrate from VBA to VSTO, Office Zealot is a super >starting point: >http://blogs.officezealot.com/ > >Conclusion: >In all my searching, I haven't found one source that refutes my position >that VBA might go away in Office 14. But, I haven't found any sources >that support your position, either. So, here's where I will let it rest: >find one credible source that says VBA WILL BE NATIVELY supported in >Office 14/2009, and I will consider the argument closed. > >-Ken > > > > -- Marty Connelly Victoria, B.C. Canada