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VBA 6.0 |
VBScript |
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Full-featured integrated development environment (IDE) with IntelliSense, color coding, debugging, and Object Browser |
No IDE |
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Rich data typing; supports String, Integer, Byte, Boolean, Currency, Single, Double, Variant, and User Defined data types |
Variants only |
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Flexible forms package (Microsoft Forms 2.0) with complete ActiveX control support |
No forms package |
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Code modules, class modules, forms, Host Project modules (which expose host application events) |
No module context, no project context; the host implementation must manage all code |
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Projects support referencing other DLLs, OCXs, and VBA projects at design time
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All external component references must be
performed programmatically with an inefficient
CreateObject...As Object command |
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Supports add-ins |
Has no IDE in which to support add-ins |
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Supports ActiveX Designers
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Has no Project context in which to support
ActiveX Designers |
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Early (V-Table) binding means better performance (up to five times faster than VBScript) |
Late binding only simplifies syntax (but increases
debugging difficulty)
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Substantial installation size (>10MB) |
Lightweight, small disk footprint (~2MB) |
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Must license through Microsoft for distribution |
Free distribution |