- Edit VBA from Excel And Access files in VSCode www.xvba.dev
- Create,install and share VBA Packages www.xvba.dev
- Create type definition files in 'vb' for auto-complete and share in www.xvba.dev
- Create Custom Ribbons Menus with Custom Images - See example
- Edit VBA from Access on VSCode
- Refectory Live Server for Excel and Access
- Update Autocomplete and Extension Size Reduce
- Add Hover functionality
- Add Go to Definition (Hold Ctr and Click on function/sub/param)
- Add Build and Production functionality (Files on folder xvba_unit_test will export to Excel/Access just um Production Mode )
- Visual Studio Code Read Excel File
- Visual Studio Excel Project
- Visual Studio Code Excel Python
- Excel Visual Studio Add In
- Visual Studio Code Json To Excel
System requirements:
VBA code for Excel can only be written inside Excel using the VBA IDE. VBA projects are stored as part of the Excel file and cannot be loaded into Visual Studio. However, you can write VSTO managed add-ins for Excel using Visual Studio. The following MSDN page covers both developing. Python in Visual Studio Code. Working with Python in Visual Studio Code, using the Microsoft Python extension, is simple, fun, and productive. The extension makes VS Code an excellent Python editor, and works on any operating system with a variety of Python interpreters. It leverages all of VS Code's power to provide auto complete. Update: I'm searching something similar to Excel Viewer but I need an extension for Visual Studio (not Code) and I need an editor to modify the content of Excel files. I think that the extension has to do something similar to How to Integrate Excel in a Windows Form Application using the WebBrowser.
- This extension was tested on Windows 10 and Office 2019
- This extension was not tested on Mac or Virtual Machines
- @localsmart/xvba-cli works on nodejs 12.18.4
- In this article we will learn some visual studio code shortcuts for windows these shortcut keys are helpful to the developer in working faster and more efficiently and for boost their work performance These keyboard shortcuts are global, which means that you can use them when any Visual Studio window has focused also for better learning we have provided the download link, you can simply.
- Visual Basic Editor is a separate application that is a part of Excel and opens whenever you open an Excel workbook. By default, it’s hidden and to access it, you need to activate it. VB Editor is the place where you keep the VB code.
Youtube
- Youtube Chanel For Tutorials (Click Here)
- How to install - First Steps (Click Here)
- Namespace - Put File in Sub-folders (Click Here)
- Create Custom Ribbon Menu (Click Here)
The list below is some off new features vba language will have with XVBA
- 1 Import excel VBA code to files (With error log)
- 2 *Namespace (Organize files in folders)
- 3 Live Server (With error log)
- 4 Run Macros from VSCode TreeView (With error log)
- 5 Auto Complete (Language Serve, in progress)
- 6 Syntax Highlighting
- 7 Snippets (starts with x-)
- 8 Auto Indentation Rules
- 9 Create Your own package and share in www.xvba.dev
- 10 Stop the Live server and load VBA files to Excel Manually
- 11 XVBA-CLI Command Line Interface for XVBA VSCode extension (@localsmart/xvba-cli)
- 12 Code Formatter - Got to settings search for formatter and set to local-smart.excel-live-server
- 13 Create Custom Ribbons Menus
- 14 Add Hover functionality
- 15 Add Go to Definition (Hold Ctr and Click on function/sub/param)
- 16 Add Build and Production functionality (Files on folder xvba_unit_test will export to Excel/Access just um Production Mode )
- Xvba Repository : www.xvba.dev
- Xvba-Cli : @localsmart/xvba-cli
Version Beta
- Add type definition files for auto-complete. See excel-types
- Add auto-complete for Local variables
- Add comment blocks for modules/class/sub/functions/props
- Stop live server on import vba files
- Xvba just import modules/class's and forms
Obs: The first comment block in the file is for modules/class namespace
- Fix import vba files
- For use excel Objects auto-complete install the package excel-types with @localsmart/xvba-cli See excel-types package on github
Contributing
Please contributions are welcomed and appreciated.
- See excel-types
All feedback are welcome.
- Mail : alberto.aeraph@gmail.com
- WhatsApp: +55 31 9 9229 5626
- Also please write a review, star me on GitHub, and follow me on github
- Github account: Aeraphe
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Installation
(Save your work and create a copy, before setting up the server)

- First, set your excel security to run macros on open
- Second, click in the Bootstrap icon on XVBA (TreeView)
- This command will create a user config file (config.json)In this file you set the name of your excel file (xlsm,xlsb or xlam) andthe project root folder (Where your vba file will save)

Obs: vba_folder path are relative to workspace and can't accept absolute path like : 'c:xxxx'
- Now Import VBA files, click in the import icon on XVBA (TreeView) (if excel file has vba code)
XVBA Live Server
- Click on Button to run XVBA Live Server (For edit files in VSCode and auto update Excel file)
- If you don't want to use Live Server just click on button 'Load VBA on Excel' to save your code changes on Excel when you want.
Use Git to track changes on your code
- Go to vscode terminal and type de command: git init (Press enter)
- See on: https://git-scm.com/
1 - Import excel VBA code to files (With error log)
- XVBA will import and create files for edit in VSCode.Obs: XVBA only import modules/class's/forms. Code inside sheets will not import Obs: modules name can not have accentuation
2- *Namespace
- Define the folder where your vba file (Class, Module,Form) will live
- For that, use the tag 'namespace' no vba files like:
'namespace=rootfolder/folder/subfolder
- You can use namespace snippet
3 - Live Server
- If you save VBA files changes in VSCode, it will automatically update your Excel file (like hot reload)
Obs: Import vba files button will stop Live Server
4 - Run Macros from VSCode TreeView (With error log)
- Right click on macros on 'LIST VBA MACROS' TreeView and select the option run
- The Macro will run on excel fileObs: Macros that receive params can not be run direct . Create a test file for that
A Log file 'excel_exec.log' wil create on workspace. Where you can see thesuccess or error on run Macro
To see Errors on VSCode, use On Error Resume Next on the first line of the VBA codeSet the error source name Err.Source ='func'
5 - Auto Complete (Language Serve, in progress)
- Use the auto-complete code by a Language Server (not snippets)
6 - Syntax Highlighting
- This package provides syntax highlighting VBA.
7 - Snippets
- All xvba snippets starts with x-
Example (Block Comment): x-blc
Dim declarations
Sub/function
Module/Class/Form Files
- if/else
- for/while
- case
- etc...
8 - Auto Indentation Rules
VBScript by Darfka (Auto Indentation Rules)
Set *namespace for all your files to (sub-folder = your package name)
- Just commit your changes and push to git repository
git push
10 - Stop the Live Server and load VBA files to Excel Manually
11 - XVBA-CLI Command Line Interface for XVBA VSCode extension
- Add third packages to your project with command line interface
- Create Your own package and share xvba.dev
- Type on terminal and press enter for install the xvba-cli Last Version
SeeXVBA-CLI
12 - Code formatter
- Code formatter Got to settings search for formatter and set to local-smart.excel-live-serverFor format code short keys (alt+shift + f)
Visual Studio Code Read Excel File
Problems with file encoding
Visual Studio Excel Project
If you are having problems with some especial characters you have tochange the default encode utf8 in vscode to windows1252 in settings.VBA files a save in windows1252 encoding
For that just pres (crtl + ,) and change the settings to:
- 'files.encoding': 'windows1252'
- 'files.autoGuessEncoding':true
Visual Studio Code Excel Python
This package is built with this plugins:
- VBScript by Darfka (Auto Indentation Rules)
- luggage66/vscode-vbscript (Syntaxe Highlighting)
Versions Updates
- Move to CHANGELOG File
Excel Visual Studio Add In
Bug Fix
Visual Studio Code Json To Excel
- Move to CHANGELOG File
