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Re:Excel Functions in F# Language by DoctorOW on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @12:44PM (#34792993)
I've done some VBA for work. If I build an Excel file with SharpCells and send them to someone who doesn't have it. What happens when they open it? From what I understand, .NET is pretty easy to decompile. Is it possible to make a SharpCells F# to VBA translation before saving?
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Re:Excel Functions in F# Language by layer8 on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @01:06PM (#34793343)
VBA is the old win32/COM-based Visual Basic, not .NET, so that might be difficult.

I agree that the non-portability of such Excel extensions is a showstopper for many use cases.

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Re:Excel Functions in F# Language by joenathanone on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @10:08PM (#34799560)
Microsoft is currently doing about everything they can to kill VBA.
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