
Chapter 11 VBA Programming242
equivalent machine code; the program runs or executes only after it has been compiled.
The compiled program in the machine language is called the executable code; it can
be run later, if so desired. An interpreter, on the other hand, converts each line of the
high-level language on a one-by-one basis and each line of the program executes as it
gets interpreted. The VBA is considered an interpreted language because each VBA
statement is interpreted to determine what is to be done next. Such programs run in the
environment in which they are created. For example, a VBA program will run within
Excel, its environmen ...