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-[VisualBasic] also known as VB is the brand name [Microsoft] uses for their [BASIC]. A variant VBA or
[VisualBasic] for Applications is used to script [Excel] spreadsheets and [Microsoft]
Word documents.
+[VisualBasic] also known as VB is the brand name [Microsoft] uses for their [BASIC]. It has little to do with the simplicity of [BASIC] but is quite restricted a ProgrammingLanguage compared to others. You shouldn't use it if at all possible.
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+EdsgerWybeDijkstra would have hated it. :)
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A variant called
VBA, ie "
[VisualBasic] for Applications",
is used to script MicrosoftExcel/
Word documents. It is often used to write macro viruses. Thanks, Bill!
