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:
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!