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
