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field-calculator
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The field-calculator tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about migrating from VBScript to modern expression languages in GIS software, particularly ArcGIS. Content highlights Esri's deprecation of VBScript by September 2025, aligning with Microsoft's Windows VBScript deprecation. Users share strategies for moving label, symbology, calculator, and evaluator logic to Arcade, Python, and SQL to avoid broken workflows. The tag focuses on field calculator migration, scripting language updates, and maintaining GIS data integrity during the transition.
Esri’s announcement that VBScript is deprecated throughout ArcGIS effective September 2025 sets a firm deadline for GIS professionals to stop relying on an aging scripting engine and begin migrating label, symbology, calculator, and evaluator logic to modern, supported expression languages such...
arcade
arcgis
arcgis pro
arcgis-server
data visualization
enterprise-arcgis
esri
field-calculator
geoprocessing
gis migration
label-expressions
map automation
microsoft
network-analyst
python
scripting-deprecation
sql
vbscript
windows
windows server 2025