Chapter 1Understanding the AutoCAD VBA Environment
More than 15 years ago, Visual Basic (VB) was the first modern programming language I learned. This knowledge was critical to taking my custom programs to a whole new level. VB allows you to develop stand-alone applications that can communicate with other programs using Microsoft's Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) and ActiveX technologies. Autodesk® AutoCAD® supports a variant of VB known as Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) that requires a host application to execute the programs you write; it can't be used to develop stand-alone executable files.
I found VB easier to learn than AutoLISP® for a couple of reasons. First, there are, in general, many more books and online resources dedicated ...
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