Will VBA be discontinued?

Will VBA be discontinued?

VBA is not the future, definitely. But VBA support will continue till Excel / Office is continuing. There are 100s of millions lines of VBA code supporting very critical processes.

Is VBA installed?

Answer: Select the Tools drop-down menu. Look for the Visual Basic for Applications option. If it is available, then the VBA module has been installed.

What VBA 7?

The VBA7 conditional compiler constant is used to determine if code is running in version 7 of the VB editor (the VBA version that ships in Office 2010). The WIN64 conditional compilation constant is used to determine which version (32-bit or 64-bit) of Office is running.

What version of VBA do I have?

You can check it by opening Help/About menu in Excel Visual Basic.

Is it worth learning VBA in 2021?

One popular option that you have is VBA, is it really worth learning VBA in 2021? VBA is worth learning if you plan to work mostly with MS-office programs and want to automate the Excel process and exchange data to and from Office applications.

Is VBA Dead 2021?

VBA is not as dead as you think. Despite it’s popularity with programmers, TypeScript is not generating as much interest as VBA. In 2020, VBA still shows twice as much interest as a popular programming language that can be used to automate Excel.

How do I enable VBA in Office 2019?

Click the File tab. In the Security Warning area, click Enable Content. Select Advanced Options. In the Microsoft Office Security Options dialog box, click Enable content for this session for each macro.

How do I know if VBA is installed?

Method 2 : Open the Visual Basic Editor (VBE)

1. Open PowerPoint, Excel or Word.
2. Press Alt+F8 on your keyboard.
3. If a new VBE window opens, VBA is installed and enabled.

What is replacing VBA?

Microsoft will continue to push JavaScript APIs as the new VBA replacement across all it’s platforms (PC, Mac, Tablet, Browser)

What version of VBA is in Office 365?

Starting with Office 2019 and Microsoft 365, the default is the 64-bit version. Running VBA code that was written before the Office 2010 release (VBA version 6 and earlier) on a 64-bit platform can result in errors if the code is not modified to run in 64-bit versions of Office.

Why is VBA not popular?

With tools that are available within Excel, such as Power Query as well as the tools that exist within the Power Platform, the number of use cases for VBA is declining. Business users will still seek VBA based solutions, but this is primarily due to: Lack of permission provided by IT departments.