Add scripting/VBA/.NET to existing windows application.

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I have a mature C/C++ application to which I am wanting to add custom
delevopment/scripting capabilities. Initially this will be used as part of a
testing framework.

It appears to me that VBA has been replaced with the .NET environment, and I
am interested in what tools are available for creating such a development
environment (eg generating a custom IDE) and a list of the basic interfaces
that the existing app would need to support to be a .NET server (?is my
terminology right?).

Firstly, is .NET the only real solution to my scripting requirement - or
other things available? Ideally I only require an in process solution.

I would greatly appreciate it if I could be provided with some links/book
references of information that would help get me up to speed on the
terminology/requirements here.

Please note I am looking at this in terms of exporting to the .NET
environment, not actually using it myself! I also believe that it will very
difficult to remove the application from it's own process space, hence I
would prefer solutions that can run 'in proc' and/or include a ready formed
interprocess communication framework.

Thanks,

Hugh Dixon
 
I too would like to get started learning how to use the .NET Framework
to offer an API that I could make available to customers using the
applications I am working on.
 
Darren,

The answer can be short, VBA has not been replaced by the .Net environment
in the same way as JScript has not been replaced by Java.

Cor
 
Thanks Phil -- that was good stuff.


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Phil Wilson said:
Take a look at this, it's JScript but the same principles apply:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnclinic/html/scripting06112001.asp

I did an article for WDJ, March 2003;
http://www.wdj.com/wdm/articles/2003/0303/ registration required

I think maybe the VSAEngine isn't encouraged any more, so CodeDOM could be a
useful alternative.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;821778
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I have a mature C/C++ application to which I am wanting to add custom
delevopment/scripting capabilities. Initially this will be used as part
of a
testing framework.

It appears to me that VBA has been replaced with the .NET environment, and
I
am interested in what tools are available for creating such a
development
environment (eg generating a custom IDE) and a list of the basic
interfaces
that the existing app would need to support to be a .NET server (?is my
terminology right?).

Firstly, is .NET the only real solution to my scripting requirement - or
other things available? Ideally I only require an in process solution.

I would greatly appreciate it if I could be provided with some
links/book
references of information that would help get me up to speed on the
terminology/requirements here.

Please note I am looking at this in terms of exporting to the .NET
environment, not actually using it myself! I also believe that it will
very
difficult to remove the application from it's own process space, hence I
would prefer solutions that can run 'in proc' and/or include a ready
formed
interprocess communication framework.

Thanks,

Hugh Dixon
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Thanks for all the info. I am currently looking through Phil's links, and
believe I will be able to get an idea of what's involved (VB presents me with
a 'learning challenge', but I'm getting there...)

Thanks again for all the thoughts/ideas etc.


Hugh
 
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