Ken Ismert
kismert at gmail.com
Thu May 31 23:59:15 CDT 2007
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