[AccessD] VBA abandoned in Office 2008 for Mac

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




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