Macro execution

[chross]

Hi!
I'd like to know how DocTo handles macros and scripting inside Office documents.
Do you know if they will be executed or simply skipped?

[tobya]

I dont know perhaps you could try and see what happens.
Let me know if you find out and I will update the docs here.

[chross]

Hi! I've tested Word Macros and unfortunately, they are executed.
What I did was:

1. Generate a macro inside a docx document

Sub AutoOpen()
    MsgBox ("AutoOpen")
End Sub

3. Save document
4. rename extension from .docx to .doc

When using docto, the macro will be executed.
Can we completely prevent macro execution via docto? I believe this to be a security issue, especially when using docto in an automated unsupervised system.

[tobya]

Thanks for confirming.

If you know the VBA code to disable the AutoOpen that would be really helpful. In the meantime I can put a warning letting people know that any AutoOpen macros present will be executed.

I think most people are using it currently for trusted documents.