Is there a recommended IDE for developing Excel VBA macros that provides reasonable error reporting and code completion?
Currently, I’m using «Microsoft Visual Basic For Application» IDE which comes with Excel 2007, but so far, it is less than ideal.
Even a plug-in to Vim or Emacs will be great.
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asked Nov 19, 2010 at 18:11
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I use and recommend Rubberduck. Description from the website:
Rubberduck is a very active open-source COM add-in project that integrates with the Visual Basic Editor to enable the features every programmer wants to have in their IDE. From unit testing to source control, from code inspections to refactorings, programming in VBA will never be the same.
answered Apr 4, 2017 at 19:45
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You’re pretty much stuck with MS’s IDE, but there are some good add-ons available. The two that I use constantly are:
- MZ-Tools
- Smart Indenter
answered Nov 22, 2010 at 17:52
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Take a look at this SourceTools.xla. It is not a IDE, but an add-in for VBA that allows to save/read the all source files from your project into actual text files for use with source control. I have been using it for at least a year and I am very happy. It even allows direct use if CVS or SVN source control systems for commits/diff, but you don’t have to do it from the IDE. And it is free and it comes with the source code unlocked if you want to tweak it.
answered Nov 19, 2010 at 20:37
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(I realize this question is 7 years old, but I had the same question so I’m just sharing a solution I went with.)
I’ve just recently started working with VBA with MS Excel and noticed it’s really easy to lose all your code with the macros option if something crashed or was deleted.
Atom.io is a great IDE for any language to just easily type some code and save. I already use it for python and some easy scripting languages to check my syntax. I actually found a package for VBScript/VBA syntax highlighting: here!
You can download it right in Atom:
- Click
File -> Settings -> Install - Search
language-vbscript - Click
Install
And you’re all set to open, edit, and save .vba files.
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What’s best third party IDE for MS Excel?
Вопрос:
Есть ли рекомендуемая среда разработки для разработки макросов Excel VBA, которые обеспечивают разумную отчетность об ошибках и завершение кода?
В настоящее время я использую среду разработки Microsoft Visual Basic для приложений, которая поставляется с Excel 2007, но до сих пор она менее идеальна.
Даже плагин для Vim или Emacs будет отличным.
Ответ №1
Вы в значительной степени застряли в MS IDE, но есть некоторые хорошие дополнения. Два из них, которые я использую постоянно:
- MZ-Tools
- Smart Indenter
Ответ №2
Посмотрите на SourceTools.xla. Это не IDE, а надстройка для VBA, которая позволяет сохранять/читать все исходные файлы из вашего проекта в фактические текстовые файлы для использования с контролем источника. Я использую его как минимум год, и я очень доволен. Он даже позволяет прямое использование в системах управления версиями CVS или SVN для commits/diff, но вам не нужно делать это из среды IDE. И он свободен, и он поставляется с исходным кодом, разблокированным, если вы хотите его настроить.
Ответ №3
Я использую и рекомендую Rubberduck. Описание с веб-сайта:
Rubberduck – очень активный проект надстройки COM с открытым исходным кодом, который интегрируется с редактором Visual Basic для включения функций, которые каждый программист хочет иметь в своей среде IDE. От модульного тестирования до источника управления, от проверки кода до рефакторинга, программирование в VBA никогда не будет одинаковым.