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For a beginner/non programmer I would suggest C# rather than C or C++. &nbsp;
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For a beginner/non programmer I would suggest C# rather than C or C++.  

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Do you think I could replicate all of functionality of VBA(Excel 2003)?
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Do you think I could replicate all of functionality of VBA(Excel 2003)?

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Good comments...thanks to all.
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Hello,<br />
I have a substantial &nbsp;program for data collection and archiving. &nbsp;It is built on Excel VBA and it works quite well. &nbsp;For a number of reasons I would like to get away from Excel and convert it to another &nbsp;program that would stand alone. &nbsp;I would like to have something that is similar to VBA so that I could learn it fairly quickly. I am not an IT pro but I taught myself VBA in the last 6 months and I have no idea what I should be looking at. I have some inkling that C or PHP may be what I need. Would anyone care to suggest what I should be looking at? <br />
Many thanks<br />
David 
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Hello,
I have a substantial  program for data collection and archiving.  It is built on Excel VBA and it works quite well.  For a number of reasons I would like to get away from Excel and convert it to another  program that would stand alone.  I would like to have something that is similar to VBA so that I could learn it fairly quickly. I am not an IT pro but I taught myself VBA in the last 6 months and I have no idea what I should be looking at. I have some inkling that C or PHP may be what I need. Would anyone care to suggest what I should be looking at? 
Many thanks
David 

Alternative to VBA Excel

The .NET Framework is not specific to any one programming language; rather, it includes a library of functions that allows developers to rapidly build applications. Several supported languages include C#, VB.NET, C++ or ASP.NET.

.NET Programming

C is a general-purpose, imperative computer programming language, supporting structured programming, lexical variable scope and recursion, while a static type system prevents many unintended operations. By design, C provides constructs that map efficiently to typical machine instructions, so it has found lasting use in applications that had formerly been coded in assembly language, including operating systems as well as various application software for computers ranging from supercomputers to embedded systems. It is distinct from C++ (which has its roots in C) and C#, and many later languages have borrowed directly or indirectly from C.

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