I am not having any sucess in trying to learn VB macros inside of Solidworks. When I record a macro and save it as a Visual Basic project in a specific folder, nothing gets created. As near as I can tell VB.net is missing? I have Microsofts Visual Studio 2005 installed along with all the baggage that comes with Solidworks. vsta_aide.msi along with a host of other commands does nothing.

Solidworks technical support for API had several suggestions including reinstalling Solidworks, which I've done two times now in version 2010. I waited for my 2011 install and was hoping the newer release would help. Nothing. Is this typical for macro delopment, frustrate the user so much that they give up and leave this stuff for real software engineers?

Does anyone have any suggestions for me?