Thread: PLEASE READ IF YOU PROGRAM: Help Continue Visual Basic
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Default PLEASE READ IF YOU PROGRAM: Help Continue Visual Basic
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VBA is; was and always will be supported in OFFICE.

this is the most popular language in the WORLD.

You're just a moron. Your capacity for rational discussion in
newsgroups (much less formulating political opinions) compares
unfavorably to most pieces of furniture.

Did I mention VBA? No. VB 6.

VB 6 was never close to the cash cow Office is, so forcing a switch
from VB 6 to either VB.Net or VB 9 isn't going to cost Microsoft much
revenue.

Dropping VBA support from Office would mean instead of most companies
upgrading to the latest Office version over 3 years they'd skip
upgrading users who rely on VBA-intensive applications. Unlike you,
Microsoft isn't that stupid.

Besides, VBA is a bundled scripting language. If one uses proprietary
scriptable software, one kinda expects to have to use proprietary
scripting languages. When have you ever heard of anyone using VBA to
write stand-alone .EXEs or .DLLs?

As for relying on Microsoft supporting VBA way into the distant future,
I wonder what VB 6 developers believed back in 2002? Maybe you don't
need to worry yet, but it's just a matter of time before we see C#A.

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