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[–] nek0d3r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 60 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Instead of asking why your word processor should have the ability to run arbitrary code, you just inconvenience everyone else on the chance it might. What even.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Scripting is great in Excel, but I've never encountered or heard of a use for it in Word.

[–] SirActionSack@aussie.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's partly because the API for manipulating word docs with VBA is incredibly awful.

[–] Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

VBA for Word is bad, but VBA for Excel graphs is worse. At small companies that can't justify the cost of any software outside Office, people will go to great lengths to get Excel to support data analysis. Not being in that situation anymore is one of my top satisfaction items with having changed jobs from a small to a large company.

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