Hi Guys,
The courses I am taking are heavy on C++ and VB 2010 which seems to always
be the standard for, as you say, easy writing. The .net needs more access and
stuff...
Bruce
My $0.02 or 2 cents...
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2012 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: VBA MS Continued Support?
Hi: Looks like that is the case. I think they bought it back in 2011 or I read
some bad articles some time ago on the subject.
Also, VBScript is widely used as a tool by mainline business administrators
so it may be around for some time.
That said... I am pretty sure they were talking at one time of getting rid of
VBA macros and replacing VBS with something, perhaps JScript or that new Power
scripting language but there was allot of pushback about these plans so I guess
they have shelved them for now.
That is good indeed.
Now, if GW would only somehow give us a language with direct access to the
.net environment - that is if MS doesn't do away with that too now that they
like their new MetroGhetto platform, sigh.
Rick USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Chip Orange
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2012 12:01 PM
Subject: RE: VBA MS Continued Support?
Hi Rick,
Sorry, but have to disagree with you re "dropping VBA"; see the quote below
from a review of 2013:
"Then there is Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), the macro scripting
language that
will not die. Lightweight and effective, VBA still exists in Office 2013, the
new
release currently in preview."
After this, who knows .
And VBScript, yes, they aren't doing anything with it, but it also costs them
little to keep it going for legacy reasons. As you say, it really is the
simplest for starting newbies on programming.
Chip
From: RicksPlace [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2012 4:13 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: VBA MS Continued Support?
Hi Chip: I was actually referring to VBS.
MS is moving more and more twoard JavaScript for Web Apps and their new,
really nasty, power scripting language for other operations.
I am pretty sure they wont drop support anytime soon since there are still
allot of managers out there using VBS to manage Sql Server and other Database
and various Networking operations. That said, MS has not done anything with VBS
in several years, they are dropping VBA, it's brother, from Office and they are
pushing use of their new power scripting language or putting application
development up on the web where they can charge more for it.
Anyway, I thought I would ask since GW and some of you guys are heavy into
VBS and may have heard something.
I just created a little VBS script to pull down stock quotes from Yahoo
finance for a few blind folks who wanted to do that and was toren between VBS,
JScript, JavaScript and vb.net and went with VBS for eas of use for nubes.
I hope you are doing well these days and getting ready for Windows8.
I need a new machine and W8 is going to be something I will need to slog
through unless I go with something like Linux or even Apple if it is as bad as
I have heard in the GW Audio Broadcasts.
My one hope is that the rest of the business community will rip W8 a new one.
There has already been allot of negative feedback from them on this metro carp.
Oh well, it is what it is as the guys say.
Later, God Bless and take care of yourselfand your family!
Rick USA
