Andrew Owens Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 How can I get started using macros and VBA? Thanks, Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Twining Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 Simple little question.... First, if you plan is to make a custom macro that you can use in all your IronCAD files, you are going to want to get your hands on the full version of Visual Basic. I believe that with VBA you will only be able to run your code in one file (that is not to say that you can't put the code in a template however). Second, go here: http://www.ironcad.com/support/community/index.php?showtopic=798 which has some links to older Macro documentation. Hope this helps! There is also a "Custom" thread in the forums that deal with this sort of thing. Enjoy MikeT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Owens Posted July 25, 2003 Author Share Posted July 25, 2003 Mike, Which version of Visual Basic should I use? VB 6 isn't sold any more. Does IronCAD support VB.net? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lohman Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 Andrew: We're told that vb.net is capable of writing vb6 code; just don't use anything new in vb.net. We're working on a new API that should be far superior to the VBA and we highly recommend that you stick with the API; especially since you're just starting to consider learning. In PU1 there is some preliminary API stuff with tutorials that get installed into an "SDK" folder under the IronCAD program files. Note that the "wizard" that is mentioned is missing from PU1, and will ship with PU2. It would really be in your best interest to ignore the Automation stuff and just go with the new API. Keep in mind though that it isn't fully implemented or support yet and will be "Officially" support when version 7 releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Urban Olars Posted July 28, 2003 Share Posted July 28, 2003 You can still get VB6, but it is only available to MSDN subscribers (and it costs a fortune to become one!!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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