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Why is Microsoft Office Automation only available on Windows?


I'm building a Xojo desktop app and I'm trying to figure out if I can include a Word doc on my Xojo Window. However, I'm reading the documentation about Microsoft Office Automation and it seems like the plugins are only available for Windows. I'm using a mac, is there any way I could still use these features on my mac?


Solution

  • It is not possible to automate MS Word on Macintosh via Xojo because Microsoft removed VBA from the Mac editions a number of (Word) versions ago (circa 2011).

    You might be able to automate Word on the Mac via AppleScripts.