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		melagonster on Nov 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why do people still use VBA? do we have another language can easily control Microsoft office? I mean, it is possible to perform analysis by another tool/programming language, but what if we need to control PowerPoint?

sancarn on Nov 16, 2023 [–]

Actually, every language in theory. At least any language which can use COM APIs can interact with PowerPoint. Ruby, Python, NodeJS, C, C++, C#, Java, Rust, ... Pretty much you name it and it can control powerpoint unless it is sandboxed.

melagonster on Nov 22, 2023 | [–]

thank you,I did know this!

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