Where is the Basic, in Visual Basic?

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Isn't the issue here one of adaptation and embracting new technology?

There's a bit of a contradiction going on. OP has a brand new all singing, all dancing CNC Machine plus whatever, latest technology and whizz-bangs which they are happy to embrace yet they're not happy about having to adapt to the new technology that will make it work.

Perhaps somewhere in the Procurement cycle a Risk Assessment and corresponding Contingency Plan was missed: "There's a risk that we will have to re-train someone to program the new machine in a different computer language to that we've been using and there will be a time and financial cost involved"

Isn't the phrase "Lack of planning on your part does not constitute a crisis on mine" ?

EDIT: and of course, 20/20 hindsight is a wonderful thing.