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To: MarkL
No, but Virtual Box (free) or VMware Fusion (inexpensive) allows one to run any Windows app on a Mac.

But the Apple OS doesn't support VBA. Excel without VBA is like comparing a Yugo to a Ferrari.

39 posted on 07/29/2012 12:58:42 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: FatherofFive
"But the Apple OS doesn't support VBA. Excel without VBA is like comparing a Yugo to a Ferrari."

The OS doesn't support VBA anywhere (you know, Visual Basic for Applications).

However, Excel 2011 for Mac does support VBA:

Visual Basic
Program easily across platforms.

In enterprise situations where there is a mix of PCs and Macs, the Visual Basic feature works easily across all platforms. Visual Basic offers new features including IntelliSense and watch windows, as well as the Visual Basic debugging toolbar and new debugging tools.

Perhaps you've just found a new market for your products... ;-)
41 posted on 07/29/2012 1:51:58 PM PDT by PreciousLiberty (Pray for America!!!)
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To: FatherofFive
But the Apple OS doesn't support VBA. Excel without VBA is like comparing a Yugo to a Ferrari.

Both Virtual Box & VMware Fusion are VM hosts. They actually simulate the hardware of a PC (including the BIOS) in RAM. I have yet to find any application that won't run under VMware. I'm told it's the same for Virtual Box, though I've never worked with it. And the performance is excellent.

Mark

49 posted on 07/29/2012 3:30:46 PM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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