Can Excels with macros be called programs? What's the correct terminology?
I've been calling my excel macro projects just that - projects - or reffering to them as 'files' at times.
Would I be ok calling them a program even though they're built on Excel and VBA?
What is the correct terminology?
I've seen some pretty advanced/involved macros.
Does the terminology change at a certain point?
Is it all subjective?
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I usually say things like, "I have an Excel workbook with some procedures that do....". Personally, I don't consider them as "programs" that I write because the program itself is Excel however I do program workbooks.
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That was my general thought as well.
It just seems a bit cumbersome to spell out like that.
I was hoping maybe their was a shorter description that was still acurate...
I tend to refer to them as "Excel Applications" ... it's more than just Excel and, if it's automated to some extent using VBA (a programming language), then it's a program/application.
A complex workbook with lots of sheets, formulas, charts and pretty formatting is probably still just a spreadsheet ... though some might consider otherwise.
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Excel applications! I think that might be the perfect description - built on excel but extending the functionality for a specific purpose...
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A work of art! A masterpiece! An Eyesore! Take your pick.A complex workbook with lots of sheets, formulas, charts and pretty formatting is probably still just a spreadsheet ... though some might consider otherwise.
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Sure, I call the end product Excel Application for..., e.g. Excel Application for Finance...for HR...etc.
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