Others are better off rewriting their scripts in AppleScript. Some are served best by staying with VBA in Office 2004. AppleScript allows you to control Mac OS X as well as other Mac applications, is considered to be easier to learn, but is not cross platform. VBA is cross platform, but is limited to just scripting Office applications, and does not include Entourage. Here's his capsule analysis of the conundrum:īoth AppleScript and VBA have their strengths and weaknesses. MacTech's Editor-in-Chief Neil Ticktin offers a decision tree for picking a scripting option. They are waiting for the next release, which will come sometime in the next 2 to 4 years. Of course, plans changed up in Redmond and VBA support in the Windows Office versions will continue.īy this past estimation, the macro code compiler could be ready in a year. There was also "fact" that Redmond was considering replacing VBA with another architecture "a few years" in the future, so perhaps it might be better to get cracking on that new code instead of working into VBA for the Mac. These are long-standing features that were removed in Mac Office 2008 and now make a return. Maybe that whiff of nostalgia will make me appreciate my DSL performance.)Īnd are we supposed to jump up and kick our heels for joy when SP1 lead engineer Erik Schwiebert highlights the news that after SP1, Excel charts will get custom error bars and axis tick manipulation - again? (BTW, the MS download page tells me that the update will take 7 hours and 19 minutes at 56K speed. Hurray! We don't have to pay for the fixing of 1,000 or more bugs! Oh, other than the time it takes to download and install the 180MB patch.
This is a major update that focuses on overall stability, security and performance and you can get it for free from our download page. The result is that you are going to have an even better experience with Office 2008 for Mac.
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