Re: Calling macro function from within a header/footer?

We've asked Microsoft about the ability to run VBA code from a field
within a document. The answer is that it probably "could" be a feature
but it won't ever be allowed -- because the ability to run arbitrary
code from a field would be a security risk (in the antivirus security
sense).

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Jay Freedman
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On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 18:03:39 -0400, "ML" <schooner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>I am not referring to Word security, I am referring to text tags to indicate
>the page level security to the reader.
>
>Conditional headers/footers are possible at the page level as I am using
>them now with nested IF statements that check the page for sequence numbers.
>What I'd like to be able to do is do this in VBA code as I need to do more
>complex checks.
>
>"Jezebel" <warcrimes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:e7fuYkg8FHA.2552@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Word documents just don't work this way. Headers and footers are displayed
>> text. You can't run code there. Nor are they specific to the page: headers
>> and footers belong to the section. Nor do they have security settings.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "ML" <schooner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:O9t51qO8FHA.2152@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>I want to have a the ability for code within the header or footer to make
>>>use of a function. Basically I have a bunch of code within the header
>>>that handles checking for security tag fields (sequence markers) on each
>>>page (nested if else statements) to determine the header security setting
>>>for that page. I'd like to have this done in a function if possible
>>>instead of nested statements inside the header itself.
>>>
>>> "Jezebel" <warcrimes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:%230lp5tN8FHA.3636@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> The question makes no sense. Parts of a document don't 'use' a macro;
>>>> people do. What are you trying to achieve?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "ML" <schooner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:uyUQh6G8FHA.2576@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Is it possible to have a header/footer that users a macro function to
>>>>> set a value?
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