code language .net vs vba

[Ryno Bower]

Hi,

I just want to know. If I download visual studio. Will I be able to use .net programming language with is to write an application.

Also, is the coding for .NET the same as ms access vba??
Very important to know.

Thanks

[Stewart Ross]

Yes to first question, No to second.

-Stewart

[Ryno Bower]

Ok which code language is the closest to vba??

[Smygis]

You might want to try Boo Or Visual Basic.NET

[Rabbit]

Visual Basic Script is probably the closest to VBA.

[Ryno Bower]

Is visual basic.net a stand-alone program or do I download it to work with the visual studio?

[Stewart Ross]

If you install VB for Visual Studio there are no other steps required, as it is VB .NET that Visual Studio uses. There are backwards-compatible elements in it to allow the use of VB4, 5 and 6 statements, but in many cases there are significant differences in the methods and statements between the .NET objects (controls etc) supplied as part of the overall design package and their VB4-6 predecessors.

-Stewart