Integration of Visual Basic for Applications

 

The RC-WinTrans localization environment has been expanded to include Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). This in combination with the RC-WinTrans COM object model makes RC-WinTrans customizable, extendable, open for new solutions, and capable of meeting changing requirements in software localization and workflow processes.

 

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications is a complete development environment, with editor and programing code debugger for developing and running VBA macros.  Thus macros can be used to combine the powerful RC-WinTrans COM object model with a wide range of existing COM components to create new solutions.

 

RC-WinTrans is equipped with and uses VBA macros to realize functions, processes, and localization workflows.  The hard-coded software elements have been concentrated in the RC-WinTrans kernel application while making use of the advantages of the open VBA code for the other components.  Using VBA code as a part of the RC-WinTrans localization solution lets you customize and extend existing functionality.  We thereby gain the flexibility to extend and maintain the RC-WinTrans VBA-based software components in a shorter time, delivering new solutions as well as fixes for future problems by providing macros that are simply imported for immediate use.

 

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VBA Toolbar

 

1. Visual Basic Editor Button  –  Opens the Visual Basic Editor (VBA development environment).

2. Add/Remove Macros Files Button  –  Opens the VBA Macros Files property page to add or remove a macros file to the VBA system.

3. Run Macros Button  –  Opens the Run Macro dialog box.

4. Run Last Macro Again Button  –  Starts the macro that was last started using the Run Macro dialog box.

 

 

Figure:  The Microsoft VBA development environment.