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OMG: Microsoft's horrible implementation of VBA in Word for Mac!
Thread poster: Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Netherlands
Member (2006)
German to Dutch
Mar 14, 2023

I really like Word for Mac. It is 64-bit and integrated nicely in macOS:
Screen Shot 2023-03-14 at 08.12.27
Except for ... the horrible implementation of VBA.

You can see it right away by looking at the ugly VBA editor. Has this been ported on a rainy Sunday afternoon, by Bill Gates's 10-year old nephew?
Screen Shot 2023-03-14 at 08.12.53
The good thing about automation of Word for Mac is that you can also control Word via AppleScript (there is a thick manual about this topic!).

The bad thing is how Microsoft worked their way around Apple's sandboxing. Ron de Bruin wrote about the many steps you have to take to use Excel for Mac without problems with permissions.

I will have to investigate whether these steps apply to Word for Mac too.


[Edited at 2023-03-14 07:22 GMT]
 
Emanuele Vacca
Emanuele Vacca  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 15:01
Member (2020)
English to Italian
... Mar 14, 2023

Hi Hans! I am always fascinated by your IT skills. How do you use VBA and Office scripts for translation?
 


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OMG: Microsoft's horrible implementation of VBA in Word for Mac!






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