Lars Nooden wrote (27-7-2009 11:22)
MS Office is beyond repair:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135852/Microsoft_admits_it_can_t_stop_Office_file_format_hacks
A stop-gap measure even for M$ shops would be to install OOo along side,
quickly, and use that whenever possible.
Great humor Lars ;-)
I read "Office File Validation, meanwhile, is a system that validates
older, pre-XML file formats for Word, Excel and PowerPoint, then blocks
those that don't conform to the documented format."
So I see the danger of extra work for our filter-developers :-\
Cor
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