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to: BOB DAVIS
from: LAWRENCE KELLIE
date: 1997-03-07 04:47:00
subject: Word 97

 > LK> I have not had any experience on 97 either, Bob.  The one
 > LK> point that I heard about the 97 products is that Word,
 > LK> Excel, and Access all have the same macro language--and it
 > LK> is the same as Visual Basic.
 > Another way to say that is that Word has been upgraded to Visual
 > basic.
Succincness is not one of my my strong suits! :)
 > LK> Time to learn another language.  :)
 > Yeah.  At least you can apply that knowledge all over the place.
 > Bill Gates is determined to replace C and Assembler with visual
 > basic. :-)
I understand that there are a lot of people who poo-poo VB.  However, from 
the work I have been doing in it (recreational/hobby), it is a very powerful 
language.  Afterall, why reinvent the wheel for every project.  If Microsoft 
supplies the GUI code, why not use it.
Lawrence
... !! TRC eht dniheb kcuts m'I !!!!!!!!!!!PLEH
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