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Broadcast Date: 04 February 2021
Guests:
Keith Einstein - Product Manager of Apps Script, Google
Arijit De - Software Engineer, Google
Bruce Mcpherson - Author of ‘Going GAS: From VBA to Google Apps Script
In this episode we discuss the Macro Converter Add-on, a tool developed by Google to support Enterprise users with the conversion of MS Excel files with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) code to Google Sheets/Apps Script. For the episode we are joined by Apps Script PM, Keith Einstein, and Arijit De who is one of the Google Software Engineers behind the development of the Macro Converter. We are also joined by Bruce Mcpherson author of ‘Going GAS: From VBA to Google Apps Script’, who provides tips and insights on VBA to Apps Script migration.
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Show contents:
02:28 - Background to development of the Macro Converter
12:10 - Demo of the Macro Converter
16:26 - Availability for non-Enterprise users
21:21 - Extending into other VBA APIs
23:30 - What to do when your VBA macros can't be converted
26:44 - Tips for VBA developers starting with Apps Script
31:50 - Benefits of identifying Excel files with macros
33:40 - Dialog box conversion
38:50 - Rethinking macro distribution
43:10 - Future developments and feedback
48:35 - Future plans for the existing Google Sheets macro recorder
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