Now that WordPerfect 9 and later comes with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), whats your opinion about writing macros in VBA as opposed to PerfectScript?
At one time I was thrilled that Corel added VBA to the mix of programming languages available to the WordPerfect user. However, this was before the days of the Microsoft Visual Basic.NET platform, which offers nearly all of the same programming benefits – ability to use ActiveX controls in dialogs, easy integration with COM objects like databases, and more. Plus, VB.NET is more portable, and permits you to build far more complex automation solutions, without being more complex to use. In addition, while versions since WordPerfect 12 support VBA, they do not come with the required VBA program files. If you wish to use VBA with these versions, you are required to have installed on your PC some other application that came with the necessary VBA files. See the WordPerfect VBA FAQ for additional information. For these reasons, we feel that when PerfectScript does not provide the power and flexibility you need, it’s best to turn to a VB.NET-based solution. You can obtain the VB.NET programmi
