[AccessD] VBA abandoned in Office 2008 for Mac

...lol ...the "ribbon" is just plain dumb ...period. :)
William Hindman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charlotte Foust" <cfoust at infostatsystems.com>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" 
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Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] VBA abandoned in Office 2008 for Mac


> Hmmn ... And the ribbon is a move to make Office "more" user friendly
> and Mac-like.  Sounds like an implication to me .... ;->
>
> Charlotte Foust
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William
> Hindman
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 2:51 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] VBA abandoned in Office 2008 for Mac
>
> ...Mac/Office VBA is only a shadow of Win/Office VBA ...think scripting
> macros, not a development language supporting extensive database
> development ...so the opt-out in favor of Apple Script is really a move
> on their part to make MS Office/Mac "more" Mac friendly ...and has zero
> implications for the future of VBA on its own platform ...imnsho, of
> course.
>
> William Hindman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Skolits" <askolits at ot.com>
> To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'"
> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 5:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [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?"
>>
>> Based on the many legacy systems I see that still rely on the Dos
>> operating
>> systems, it will be a long time. Below 50%? 4-5 years.
>>
>> But, it all scares me a bit since Access as a front end and also VBA
> are
>> my
>> primary tools of development. Time to start changing careers?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of MF
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 4:05 PM
>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] VBA abandoned in Office 2008 for Mac
>>
>>
>> MF
>>
>>
>>
>> ______________________________
>> 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=EWKNLINF053007S
> TR4
>>>
>>>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
>>
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