VBA is used as the macro language for all of the MS-Office applications. They also packaged it in such a way that you can license it and embed it into your own custom applications. Their spin is "Why write your own macro language when you can use our VB like (or should I say lite) language."
----------- Tony Nakroshis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----Original Message----- From: Rodrigo Moya [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 08:44 To: Miguel de Icaza Cc: Mono List Subject: Re: [Mono-list] Am confused. On Tue, 2002-09-17 at 17:18, Miguel de Icaza wrote: > Hello guys, > > I am confused about the Basic programming language offerings from > Microsoft. So I understand there is VB.NET, and I understand that there > was an older version of VB called VB6. Now, what is the deal with VBA? > > For instance, what is the relationship between Access and Excel and > all these VB languages? > VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) is a subset of VB available in the Office applications, used to create macros and modules. There were also, if I recall correctly, components made available from the office apps that you could use to create office documents programatically. cheers -- Rodrigo Moya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list
