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vbaFish : an IDE for VBA and fischertechnik

With computers with an installed Microsoft WinWord, a "Visual Basic Editor" is available. It can be called with the WinWord menu | extras | macros | Visual Basic Editor. It is a very comfortable IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for VBA without additional costs. For beginners of computer programming and fischertechnik models (kids, schoolboys, men with a hobby), the environment is much to complicated because of their numerous functions and tools. In this case vbaFish is the first choise. But it can be used by experienced men too, who would test quickly some details. vbaFish comes which a setup program ready to run :

vbaFish : Edit Modus

NOTICE : vbaFish doesn't work with Vista. There is no planning for a Vista version. 

  • Prgramming language is VBA (special implementation of "Polar Engineering and Consulting" company (SB6End.OCX / www.sax.net).
  • There is a seamless access to the fischertechnik Interfaces via the proved FishFa30.DLL / umFish30.DLL
  • Testing of the fischertechnik model construction can be done with the integrated InterfacePanel
  • Writing of an application program is done with an very comfortable editor :
    • toobal - menu - shortcuts
    • syntax highlighting
    • syntax popup menus
    • intellisense
    • F1-Help for each command
    • printing
    • ...
  • Debugging of the application with an intelligen debugging system
    • toobar - menu - shortcuts
    • F5 start - pause - finish
    • F8 single step
    • F9 breaking points
    • shut off all M-output during Pause / Halt
    • continous display of all interface parameters
    • switching the M-outputs by the programmer while program is running
    • restore the interface parameters when the application is continued
    • debug information (in and out) in the logging window
  • Communication with the user on the status line. Input of parameters via EA / EB, a Message- / InputBox is available.

vbaFish : Run Modus

All you need is contained in vbaFish30Setup.EXE (3.5 MB) :

  • vbaFish30.EXE with FishFa30.DLL / umFish30.DLL
  • vbaFish30.PDF : manual and tutorial
  • Sax Basic Engine (VBA) with documentation of the full VBA language.
  • Sample program for all the models of the Computing Stater Kit.
  • and something more ...