Is Autodesk going to remove VBA from AutoCAD ver 2010???

[muck]

Is Autodesk going to remove VBA from ver 2010???.

 

I was reading about AutoCAD 2010 on the net and I found some articles

mention that AutoCAD is dropping VBA in AutoCAD 2010. That is a big

let down in my case because I have some routines that I have made

that are helpful. Most companies don't want to install autocad addons for their employees

I hope they keep lisp. That would be also be a problem. Does anyone

know about this?

Thank you,

[CarlB]

This was mentioned in the other thread about "books for VBA".

 

Apparently VBA is still in 2010 but its future doesn't look too healthy.

 

See this thread for some discussion:

 

http://discussion.autodesk.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=715071&tstart=0

[ReMark]

That's what those nice folks over at AutoDesk like to do. They give with one hand and take away with the other. All in the name of progress. Unless there is a big hue and cry then it is pretty much a done deal once they have decided to do something. Now, who else does that remind you of? Micro$oft?

[rkmcswain]

That's what those nice folks over at AutoDesk like to do.

Autodesk has little to do with it. VBA is Microsoft's creation and licensing for it was discontinued in July 2007. Even though there is no 64-bit version of it, Autodesk managed to make it work on their 64-bit versions of software (although it's deathly slow), so at least they just didn't throw their hands up and say too bad...

 

BTW: You can still get VBA for AutoCAD 2010, it's just not included in the install. You have to download it and install it separate.

[rkmcswain]

I hope they keep lisp. That would be also be a problem. Does anyone

know about this?

 

Although there is no development being done in the Autolisp arena, Autolisp is not going anywhere.

[muck]

This could be a big problem for me in the future?

 

1. First thing, It might be difficult to get an employers to install

VBA addon if it is available as a addon. Most employers don't think programming CAD help productivity that much.

 

2. Since the day of DOS cad I have written lisp routines that are very

helpful. Some of my old lisp routines are large and complex. I would

be difficult to start new from scratch.

 

3. Moving from stand alone Visual Basic to Visual Basic.net is not

simply a cut and paste deal. It will take some recoding. I don't know

how the CAD versions will be.

 

4. Removing some of the programs in CAD could be a big hurt

my CAD drawing skills. I depend on Lisp a lot when drawing.

I do have a few VBA batch routines that are helpful.

 

I know that AutoCAD 2010 is not here yet. Is there a way for me

to prepare big TIME BOMB. I know I could use free MS Visual Studio

express ed. at home but that would not help with CAD related coding.

 

Again is there a way to Is there a way for me to prepare big

time bomb.

 

Thank you,

[muck]

This could be a big problem for me in the future?

 

1. First thing, It might be difficult to get an employers to install

VBA addon if it is available as a addon. Most employers don't think programming CAD help productivity that much.

 

2. Since the days of DOS cad I have written lisp routines that are very

helpful. Some of my old lisp routines are large and complex. I would

be difficult to start new from scratch.

 

3. Moving from stand alone Visual Basic to Visual Basic.net is not

simply a cut and paste deal. It will take some recoding. I don't know

how the CAD.net versions will be.

 

4. Removing some of the programs in CAD could be a big hurt

my CAD drawing skills. I depend on Lisp a lot when drawing.

I do have a some VBA batch routines that are helpful.

 

I know that AutoCAD 2010 is not here yet. Is there a way for me

to prepare this big TIME BOMB. I know I could use free MS Visual Studio

express ed. at home but that would not help with CAD related coding.

 

Again is there a way to Is there a way for me to prepare big

time bomb.

 

Thank you,