Hello CorelDraw Experts,
I would like to start learning and working with macros. It said in Corel Help that I need a Microsoft Visual Studio 2012. What Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 do I need and where do I get it? There are so many apps and I am not sure which one to download. Could someone please point me to a link?
I use CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X7. I found a tutorial on the Internet but when I go to Tools - Macros - Start Recording, I can not Save Macros, the area in the window is blank.
I wrote to Corel technical support but the answer was: "... we do not have support regarding MACROS because that is out of our scope. However, I would like you to refer on our forums and ask our experts there..."
So where do I start? Could someone direct me, please?
Thank you in advance.
Run CorelDRAW and pres Alt-F11. If the VBA is installed, then the window of VBA-environment will appear. There you can write your own macros
Hi shark_,
Nothing happens when I press Att+F11. Here is how my screen looks when I go to Tools → Macros → VSTA Editor.
And when I go to Tools → Macros → Start Recording the Windows where I supposed to save it is blank:
There are some tutorials available on the Internet but I am not sure where to start and there is no Corel support for it.
One place to start is the Developer Area; a number of resources there.
You might also have a look at some of the content provided by Sub GDG_John( ) - GDG Macros VBA Lessons; lots of good stuff there.
Thank you for the links!
I found this:
To install the VBA and VSTA features On the Windows Control Panel, click Uninstall a program. Double-click CorelDRAW Graphics Suite or CorelDRAW Technical Suite on the Uninstall or change a program page. Enable the Modify option in the wizard that appears, and follow the instructions. On the Features page (page 2) of the installation wizard, enable the Utilities check box, and then enable the following check boxes in the Includes list box: Visual Basic for Applications Visual Studio Tools for Applications
But when I go to #3, I don't have "Modify" option, I only have "Uninstall" option.
What do I do? Can I ask questions in the Developer area?
Sure, you can ask questions in the Developer Area. You have to "join", but it's not a big deal.
If I go through Programs and Features and select "Uninstall/Change", then what I get looks like this:
Thank you for helping me. I don't have the screen as you have. I have Windows 10.
I got that:
and when I click on Uninstall I am getting that and I can't access Modify:
Also, It said in CorelHelp:
To use VSTA with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, you must have your own copy of Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 or later installed.
So I went to Microsoft site and tried to download something, but it is so many options, I checked all of them. Which one do I actually need to use with CorelDraw?
This really depends on what you want to do.
You can do macro work in CorelDRAW with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). That is included with CorelDRAW; you don't need to get anything extra from Microsoft (but you do need to get VBA installed).
Doing macro work with VSTA is something with which I have no personal experience.
Now I understand that VBA should be included but I can't find it...
Dina's Natural Avenue said:Now I understand that VBA should be included but I can't find it...
If I were doing this, I would only spend a modest amount of time on it before moving on to a full uninstall/reinstall of CorelDRAW.
If I had any serious investment in workspace customization, then I would make sure that I had copies of my workspace saved in a safe place before doing that.
Thank you. How do I know if I have a workspace?
Dina's Natural Avenue said:Thank you. How do I know if I have a workspace?
You are always working in some sort of workspace - either one of the ones provided by default, or one that you have intentionally created:
If you have significant effort invested in customizing your workspace, then it may be worth making sure that you don't lose the results of that effort.
If a workspace is deleted during an uninstall of CorelDRAW, or becomes corrupted in some way, then you would end up going back to a default workspace without customization. As a precaution, I back up any workspace (.cdws) files that I care about. Whether you intentionally make changes or not, your workspace file is changing all the time!
Those .cdws files live in your "user" AppData folder - something like "C:\Users\Foo\AppData\Roaming\Corel\CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8\Draw\Workspace" (if your username is "Foo").
That folder is hidden by default. Here's one article (I'm sure there are many) that discusses this folder and shows a shortcut way to get to it: What's in the hidden Windows AppData Folder, and how to find it if you need it.
With respect to backup copies of workspace files, I go with the idea that it's better to "have it and not need it" rather than to "need it and hot have it".
Thank you very much for your help!