Your script can manipulate data, perform common Excel functions such as graph creation or automatically input data into specific cells. Only Visual Basic code can be used with the VBA editor.

EXECUTING MACRO IN A HOST APPLICATION One way of scripting an application is to run the macro script inside the application. There are several ways macros can be executed in an application.

The Gmail Macros script is free to install, requires Greasemonkey. This also means that Better Gmail enthusiasts can eventually expect restored support for Gmail Macros.

The script is awesome and adds some important functionality to Gmail's keyboard shortcuts. I do a lot of my work out of Gmail with labels leading the way, so the Macros script is looking to make ...

Malicious Office files with attached macro scripts that download malware are usually referred in the infosec industry as "macro malware." On Windows, macro malware has been around since the 90s.

A new antivirus and Office 365 integration from Microsoft allows for scanning malicious macro scripts written in XLM at runtime.

Just as macros can get you banned, scripts can and will get you banned. In fact, Scripts take the lead when it comes to blatant cheating, and will get you reported more often than macros ever will.