Introduction

In this post we will be looking at how to modify a Macro / Script in CorelDRAW. Beginning in CorelDRAW 2019 Macros were renamed to Scripts. I have been using CorelDRAW a long time, so I still refer to them as Macros. Just know that depending on your version of CorelDRAW it may use the term Macro or in the newer versions it will use the term Script. The goal of this post is to give you a nudge to try and make an improvement to your favorite macro yourself.

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Introduction

Corel has released a new version of CorelDRAW. Let's see what is new in the Object Model for 2021. The list is not that long so I will post the entire list here, no need to download a file this year.

Differences between VGCore (22.1) and VGCore (23.0)

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Class ActiveView

Properties:

• Property UseMultipageView As Boolean

Methods:

• Function FindPageAtPoint(ByVal x As Double, ByVal

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Introduction

It has been a while since I have done one of these, but since Corel has not yet posted the changes to the Object Model for 2020 I thought I might as well.

I have created an HTML document that shows all the changes between VGCore (2019) and VGCore (2020). The text was to long to post here so I have linked to a .zip file with the full text.

Object Model Changes

When you open the document in your browser you will see a legend...

Introduction

In this post we will be looking at the changes in the XSLT files for X7. Please refer to the previous post Using XSLT files instead of VBA that discusses how to use these files to add a docker to the CorelDRAW UI automatically. Once you understand the changes you will be able to add your docker to the CorelDRAW X7 UI automatically.

Goodbye GMS File

Previously we needed a GMS file that we would call to open and close the docker. In CorelDRAW...

Introduction

Continuing with the Object Model changes I have created an HTML document that shows all the changes between VGCore (17.0) and CorelDRAW (16.4). The text was to long to post here so I have linked to a .zip file with the full text.

Object Model Changes

When you open the document in your browser you will see a legend like this:

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As you can see anything in blue is new for X7 and anything...