Orchid XP v7 wrote:
>>> The point being that it is *possible* to define the "map" function in 
>>> Haskell, whereas such a function cannot be defined in VBA. :-P
>>>
>>
>> Umm.. I'm not getting this - why is it impossible to define in VBA?
> 
> Because in VBA, you can't pass functions as arguments to functions.

Oh, right. I bet there's *some* way to get the equivalent of function 
pointers, but I don't know VBA well enough offhand...

Actually, you can. It just takes more work. You have to do it the way 
you'd do in (say) java, and make a com object with the functionaltiy you 
need. Perhaps overkill, yes.

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