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<p>Visual Basic is a name for a family of programming languages from Microsoft. It may refer to: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Visual_Basic_(.NET)/09mPEo4q">Visual Basic (.NET)</a>, the current version of Visual Basic launched in 2002 which runs on .NET</li> <li><a href="/facts/Visual_Basic_(classic)/7QMXM6fP">Visual Basic (classic)</a>, the original Visual Basic supported from 1991 to 2008</li> <li><a href="/facts/Embedded_Visual_Basic/YPRMnNw5">Embedded Visual Basic</a>, the classic version geared toward embedded applications</li> <li><a href="/facts/Visual_Basic_for_Applications/aXrmxDlI">Visual Basic for Applications</a>, an implementation of Visual Basic 6 built into programs such as Microsoft Office and used for writing macros</li> <li><a href="/facts/VBScript/tg6VhSCk">VBScript</a>, an Active Scripting language based on VB6, actively maintained from 1996–2023</li></ul>