On Sun, Apr 09, 2000 at 14:57 -0500, Pj wrote:
> Sheldon
>
> I just read something on one of the securtiy sites that a virus can
> cause files to *grow.* Unfotunately I forgot where I saw the info or the
> name/type of the virus.
> .. Pj
>
> Sheldon Lee Wen wrote:
>
> > Yes, I have used word for large files
> > and I've used it since msword version 6.0
> > ......snip............
> >
> > I've had msword for some reason grow
> > the file size without reason. Once the file size
> > grew to 63MB. I had to cut and paste everything
> > to a new file (and then spend hours reformatting)
> > and the size went down to ~20MB.
> >........snip...................
> >
It might have been a virus but there is a much more direct
reason:
During editing a Word doc Word doesn't erase parts you erase and
replaces them with the new text. It just adds the new text and
hides the old. If you look at a doc which has been edited
several times you'll see all the old contents in it (if you look
at it with a "normal" editor. That behaviour caused some
embarrassing moments.
Imagine you send a doc containing some prizes with refunds. Now
you just edit that document and send it to another customer with
less refunds. The second customer knows about Word and opens the
doc in the old NC editor. Great!
I learned some nice stuff about a former boss's opinions
regarding his employees that way.
But we all do not need to worry. Or is there a Word user on this
list? ;-)
wobo
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