List of VBA functionality changes from W97 to W2000?

[KR]

I have a PC running Win98SE and O97 for development, to make sure I'm
compatible all the way back to W97 (so I don't have to deal with late
binding). I'm considering upgrading to O2000 (switching which computer I
develop on) as my base development machine.

My question is: where can I find a list of changes from VBA in O97 to VBA in
O2000, e.g. so I can see a shortlist of what additional capabilities I can
take advantage of by switching. If I don't see anything compelling, then I
might as well keep my development in O97 to maintain compatibility with my
few remaining O97 users, but if I see some features that I could really use
to make my code better, then it will be worth switching to my other machine
so that the bulk of the users have better functionality.

Thanks for pointing me to wherever this information is located,
Keith

 

[Jonathan West]

I have a PC running Win98SE and O97 for development, to make sure I'm
compatible all the way back to W97 (so I don't have to deal with late
binding). I'm considering upgrading to O2000 (switching which computer I
develop on) as my base development machine.

My question is: where can I find a list of changes from VBA in O97 to VBA
in
O2000, e.g. so I can see a shortlist of what additional capabilities I can
take advantage of by switching. If I don't see anything compelling, then I
might as well keep my development in O97 to maintain compatibility with my
few remaining O97 users, but if I see some features that I could really
use
to make my code better, then it will be worth switching to my other
machine
so that the bulk of the users have better functionality.

Find and open the VBAWRD9.CHM file, click the Contents tab, open the
"Microsoft Word Visual Basic Reference" topic, and the first subtopic is
"What's New for Microsoft Word 2000 Developers"

Similarly, for changes in VBA in general (as opposed to changes specific to
the Word object model) open VBAOFF9.CHM and look for the topic "What's New
for Microsoft Office Developers"


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[Howard Kaikow]

Office 97 VBA is based on VBA 5,
Later versions are based on VBA 6.

Big changes 'tween the versions.

For example, VBA 6 allows modeless userfors and has better string functions,