DOCUMENT:Q162480 14-NOV-2000 [word97] TITLE :WD97: How Word Converts Execute-Only Macros PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:word8 kbwordvba word97 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= In earlier versions of Word, WordBasic macro code could be hidden with the MacroCopy command. This command makes a macro "execute-only." In this state, the macro code cannot be viewed, but the macro can be run. This technique is useful if you are distributing macro solutions to customers or to coworkers, and you do not want the customers or coworkers to be able to modify the macros. This design means that some macros in the template can be "execute-only" while others remain viewable. In the versions of Word listed at the beginning of this article, you can protect only an entire project (that is, all of the code within a template or document must be either locked or unlocked). When a project is locked, any Visual Basic for Applications code within the template cannot be viewed. The "More Information" section of this article discusses how templates containing "execute-only" macros that were created in earlier versions of Word are converted. MORE INFORMATION ================ Templates containing execute-only macros are converted differently depending on whether these execute-only macros are in the Normal template (Normal.dot) or a custom template. Execute-Only Macros in Normal.dot --------------------------------- Word will convert the Normal template (typically the first time Word is started after you upgrade to versions of Word 97 or later) and will not convert any of the execute-only macros. A backup copy of the original Normal.dot will be saved with a default file name of "Backup of Normal.wbk" in the same directory or folder where Normal.dot is located. This allows Word 97 and later versions of the Normal template to be unprotected; you can record new macros and have all the typical programming functionality that Word allows. NOTE: The "Backup of Normal.wbk" file is only created the very first time Word is run. If, after starting Word, you replace the Normal.dot file with an earlier version of the Word Normal.dot file, the backup file will not be created. Execute-Only Macros in a Custom Template ---------------------------------------- When any template other than Normal.dot is converted, all execute-only macros remain in the template, and the entire template or project is locked (you cannot edit code in it). This design means that custom solutions will still work and the code will still be protected. A disadvantage is that formerly accessible macros may no longer be accessible. When you attempt to do any of the following: - Edit a converted execute-only macro. -or- - View the project contents in the Visual Basic Editor Project Explorer. -or- - View the project properties in the Visual Basic Editor Project Explorer. the following alert is displayed: Project is unviewable To gain access to these macros, use either of the following methods: - Access the original template in the earlier version of Word. -or- - In the earlier version of Word, remove all of the execute-only macros so Word will not protect the project during the conversion process. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q159748 WD97: How to Protect VB Code from Unauthorized Access Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe ====================================================================== Keywords : word8 kbwordvba word97 Technology : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2 Version : WINDOWS:97 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.