VBA

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Microsoft technology event-driven programming language programming language scripting language

VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) is a Microsoft event-driven programming language used primarily to automate tasks and extend functionality in Office applications like Excel and Access.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Visual Basic for Applications 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Microsoft technology ⓘ
event-driven programming language ⓘ
programming language ⓘ
scripting language ⓘ
basedOn Visual Basic ⓘ
canAutomate documents in Word ⓘ
queries and forms in Access ⓘ
workbooks and worksheets in Excel ⓘ
canControl other COM-enabled applications ⓘ
designedFor Office customization ⓘ
application automation ⓘ
developer Microsoft ⓘ
executionModel interpreted ⓘ
fileExtension .bas ⓘ
.cls ⓘ
.frm ⓘ
firstAppeared 1993 ⓘ
fullName VBA self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Visual Basic for Applications
hasFeature Visual Basic ⓘ
surface form: Integrated Visual Basic Editor

debugger ⓘ
immediate window ⓘ
macro recorder integration ⓘ
influencedBy BASIC ⓘ
macroStorage stored in template files ⓘ
stored inside Office documents ⓘ
paradigm event-driven ⓘ
imperative ⓘ
object-based ⓘ
platform Microsoft Office RT ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft Office
primaryUse extending Office application functionality ⓘ
task automation in Microsoft Office ⓘ
runsInside Microsoft Access ⓘ
Excel ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft Excel

Outlook ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft Outlook

PowerPoint ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Project ⓘ
Microsoft Visio ⓘ
Word ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft Word
securityConcern can contain potentially unsafe macros ⓘ
supports ActiveX components ⓘ
COM automation ⓘ
class modules ⓘ
error handling with On Error ⓘ
forms and controls ⓘ
user-defined functions ⓘ
typicalUsers Office developers ⓘ
business analysts ⓘ
power users ⓘ
typingDiscipline static ⓘ
strong ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

VBA → fullName → VBA self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Visual Basic for Applications
Excel → supports → VBA ⓘ
subject surface form: Microsoft Excel
Access → supportsFeature → VBA ⓘ
subject surface form: Microsoft Access
this entity surface form: Visual Basic for Applications