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Visual Basic 60. vs VBA
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Tritto? Is that a word?
VBA is a great way to start into programming if your good with MS products. Helps you get into the syntax before the IDE swallows you up.
Casper
There is room for all of gods creatures, "Right Beside the Mashed Potatoes".
VBA is a great way to start into programming if your good with MS products. Helps you get into the syntax before the IDE swallows you up.
Casper
There is room for all of gods creatures, "Right Beside the Mashed Potatoes".
quaditto,
you can take access to the outer-limits when you write your own code behind forms, reports, ect. there are some perks while working in the access container that you don't get in the vb ide, (and some short commings, but that won't be evident at this juncture). utilizing the office developer tools, you can make full-fledge distributed apps. some go down the vba road and never look back...
scottie
you can take access to the outer-limits when you write your own code behind forms, reports, ect. there are some perks while working in the access container that you don't get in the vb ide, (and some short commings, but that won't be evident at this juncture). utilizing the office developer tools, you can make full-fledge distributed apps. some go down the vba road and never look back...
scottie
quin... ah, nevermind. Better stop before we get to six.
VBA's the next logical step to add onto your Word/Excel/Access skills. Unless of course you want to create standalone apps, then VB would be a good option. Even so, VBA is a great bridge for learning the language and getting into programming.
VBA's the next logical step to add onto your Word/Excel/Access skills. Unless of course you want to create standalone apps, then VB would be a good option. Even so, VBA is a great bridge for learning the language and getting into programming.
Interesting replies...
I also am in favour of VBA...
- pretty easy way to get your feet wet
- exposes you to another aspect of applications, databases
- can put together a relatively impressive application with less effort
VB6 is more technical, and definitely has it's place in the IT world.
I also am in favour of VBA...
- pretty easy way to get your feet wet
- exposes you to another aspect of applications, databases
- can put together a relatively impressive application with less effort
VB6 is more technical, and definitely has it's place in the IT world.
mrdenny
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- May 27, 2002
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I would also agree that starting with VBA would be a great next step. In addition to scripting in Excel, Word and Access there is another software program out there that is widly used that has built in scripting. Windows 2000 and Windows 2003/XP.
With a good understanding of VBA you can do some very cool things in an Active Directory domain, or even on a standalone workstation or server.
Once you've got VBA down, moving to VB 6 is an easy next step.
Denny
--Anything is possible. All it takes is a little research. (Me)
With a good understanding of VBA you can do some very cool things in an Active Directory domain, or even on a standalone workstation or server.
Once you've got VBA down, moving to VB 6 is an easy next step.
Denny
--Anything is possible. All it takes is a little research. (Me)
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