[AccessD] VBA going away (Not for more than 10 years)

Steve Schapel miscellany at mvps.org
Wed Jan 16 11:55:40 CST 2008


Thanks again for that, Dan, it is much appreciated.

Regards
Steve


Dan Waters wrote:
> Steve,
> 
> You did interpret correctly.  If MS supports a product that uses VBA for X
> time, then it will support VBA for that same time.  VBA is not a separate
> product that has a its own support lifecycle.
> 
> I just found this article from Patrick Smith - a MS employee.  He states
> that the version of Office after 2007 will also support VBA (news to me!),
> so VBA will be supported for 10 more years after THAT release.  If that
> happens in, say, 2010, then VBA will be supported till 2020.
> http://blogs.msdn.com/patricksmith/archive/2006/03/24/560425.aspx
> 
> 
> Read the paragraph at the end of this page about VBA 'going away':
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa159886(office.11).aspx#odc_ofcomp
> arevba6andvsto_isvba60goingaway
> 
> 
> This talks about discontinuation of VBA Licensing:
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/isv/bb190542.aspx
> 
> 
> This appears to be MS's home page for VBA:
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/isv/bb190538.aspx



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