[AccessD] VBA abandoned in Office 2008 for Mac

What you guys think is the number of years that it will take for the
number of those actually using VBA to drop below 50% of the
present count?

MF



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At 04:38 PM 30/05/2007, you wrote:
>Boy will there be a BUNCH of companies not upgrading beyond that!   How many
>apps are out there coded in vba?
>
>
>John W. Colby
>Colby Consulting
>www.ColbyConsulting.com
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Ken Ismert
>Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 3:16 PM
>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: [AccessD] VBA abandoned in Office 2008 for Mac
>
>
>The first shoe has dropped: Microsoft has abandoned VBA in its latest Office
>suite for the Macintosh:
>
>Mac Users Face Hurdles with New Office Versions
>http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2138349,00.asp?kc=EWKNLINF053007STR4
>
>Although there is a converter tool for older Office documents, with promises
>for VBA support in the future, Mac developers are encouraged to use
>Applescript instead.
>
>Access developers have to at least consider the possibility that Office
>2007 will be the last version of Office that will natively run VBA.
>
>-Ken