{"id":23562,"date":"2018-12-03T14:32:10","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T19:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=23562"},"modified":"2024-04-23T13:38:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T17:38:27","slug":"why-excel-for-ios-doesnt-support-vb-macros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/03\/why-excel-for-ios-doesnt-support-vb-macros\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Excel for iOS Doesn’t Support VB Macros"},"content":{"rendered":"

TJ Luoma<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n

Finally watched that “I tried to edit a movie on the iPad Pro” and this video editing professional is amazing and amazed at what it can do.<\/p>\n

Commenter: “Yeah but Excel on iOS can’t do macros…”<\/p>\n

And I’m like “WELL, THEN COMPLAIN TO MICROSOFT.”<\/p>\n

I think the hardware can handle it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Erik Schwiebert<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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VB macros on iOS are forbidden by Apple. Review guideline 2.5.2 says in part that apps may not “download, install, or execute code which introduces or changes features or functionality of the app”.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

I thought maybe Google Sheets would get around this by running the macros on the server, but apparently not<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Previously: iPad Pro 2018<\/a>, How to Game the App Store<\/a>, Hasta La Vista, Visual Basic<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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