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Macros In This Project Are Disabled
Really, the question is, what is "Auto_Close"?
I just installed Word 2003, and was poking around with macros. I clicked on Tools Macros and saw 4 items in the list of macros. The first is called Auto_Close, and was supposedly created by me on the day Word 2003 was installed. The other 3 are related to a Palm desktop application. If any of these are selected, the Edit button is grayed out, and if I select Step Into or Run, I get the VBA error "Macros In This Project Are Disabled." Help is not too helpful. VBA Help says "You opened the document with Macros Disabled. Close the document, and then reopen it with Enable Macros." I have no clue how to "reopen with Enable Macros". Word Help is not much better. It says to make sure that VBA is installed (it is). I did an Office repair install to no avail. I set the macro security level to low, also no help. The box to "Trust all installed add-ins and templates" is checked. I checked the box to "Trust access to Visual Basic Project", also no help. (I've since reset the macro security level to high and unchecked the "Trust access .." box). Finally, out of frustration, I created a macro (I copied the code to display installed fonts from KB 209205). This works fine. I can Run it, Edit it, or Step Into it. So, there seems to be nothing wrong with my installation. But what is "Auto_Close", and why can't I edit it or otherwise see what it is? And why can't I edit or otherwise view those Palm macros? |
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Hi Lem,
There are a number of interlocking factors in your problems. - At least the Palm macros, and possibly the Auto_Close macro, are stored in a template called PalmApp.dot which is loaded as an add-in each time Word starts. In order to view the code of those macros, the PalmApp.dot file must be opened directly, through the File Open dialog. Even then, the module might be password-protected to prevent viewing. - If Auto_Close isn't in PalmApp.dot or Normal.dot, then it must be in another add-in. See http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...514521033.aspx for the definitive list of how to find add-ins. Any macro named Auto_Close runs automatically whenever you close a document; however, that doesn't tell you anything about what the macro does. - In the Security dialog, the "Trust all installed add-ins and templates" box should be checked. You can leave the level set to High if you never store macros in documents, only in templates stored in your User Templates folder. The effect of the "Trust all" option is to allow macros in templates in that specific folder (and the Workgroup Templates folder, if you specify one) to run without intervention. - As explained in the footnote of the article at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...latesStore.htm, there's a Startup folder in the Program Files path that can be used to store add-ins, but it isn't trusted. The PalmApp.dot file is probably there, which accounts for the "disabled macros" message. Move the file to the real Startup folder. Together with checking the "Trust all" option, that will stop the messages (unless Auto_Close is still somewhere else). -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:14:33 -0400, Lem wrote: Really, the question is, what is "Auto_Close"? I just installed Word 2003, and was poking around with macros. I clicked on Tools Macros and saw 4 items in the list of macros. The first is called Auto_Close, and was supposedly created by me on the day Word 2003 was installed. The other 3 are related to a Palm desktop application. If any of these are selected, the Edit button is grayed out, and if I select Step Into or Run, I get the VBA error "Macros In This Project Are Disabled." Help is not too helpful. VBA Help says "You opened the document with Macros Disabled. Close the document, and then reopen it with Enable Macros." I have no clue how to "reopen with Enable Macros". Word Help is not much better. It says to make sure that VBA is installed (it is). I did an Office repair install to no avail. I set the macro security level to low, also no help. The box to "Trust all installed add-ins and templates" is checked. I checked the box to "Trust access to Visual Basic Project", also no help. (I've since reset the macro security level to high and unchecked the "Trust access .." box). Finally, out of frustration, I created a macro (I copied the code to display installed fonts from KB 209205). This works fine. I can Run it, Edit it, or Step Into it. So, there seems to be nothing wrong with my installation. But what is "Auto_Close", and why can't I edit it or otherwise see what it is? And why can't I edit or otherwise view those Palm macros? |
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Jay,
Thanks for the comprehensive answer. PalmApp.dot is, in fact, in the Startup folder. Opening it directly allows all 4 macros to be accessed. It turns out Auto_Close also has something to do with Palm. I haven't read through the Palm macros, but one (or all) of them must run automatically when Word is started, and must then create Auto_Close. For now, I'm going to leave things as is, and files where they are. I only got the error message when I tried to look at these macros, and that was out of curiosity rather than real need. Jay Freedman wrote: Hi Lem, There are a number of interlocking factors in your problems. - At least the Palm macros, and possibly the Auto_Close macro, are stored in a template called PalmApp.dot which is loaded as an add-in each time Word starts. In order to view the code of those macros, the PalmApp.dot file must be opened directly, through the File Open dialog. Even then, the module might be password-protected to prevent viewing. - If Auto_Close isn't in PalmApp.dot or Normal.dot, then it must be in another add-in. See http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...514521033.aspx for the definitive list of how to find add-ins. Any macro named Auto_Close runs automatically whenever you close a document; however, that doesn't tell you anything about what the macro does. - In the Security dialog, the "Trust all installed add-ins and templates" box should be checked. You can leave the level set to High if you never store macros in documents, only in templates stored in your User Templates folder. The effect of the "Trust all" option is to allow macros in templates in that specific folder (and the Workgroup Templates folder, if you specify one) to run without intervention. - As explained in the footnote of the article at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...latesStore.htm, there's a Startup folder in the Program Files path that can be used to store add-ins, but it isn't trusted. The PalmApp.dot file is probably there, which accounts for the "disabled macros" message. Move the file to the real Startup folder. Together with checking the "Trust all" option, that will stop the messages (unless Auto_Close is still somewhere else). -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:14:33 -0400, Lem wrote: Really, the question is, what is "Auto_Close"? I just installed Word 2003, and was poking around with macros. I clicked on Tools Macros and saw 4 items in the list of macros. The first is called Auto_Close, and was supposedly created by me on the day Word 2003 was installed. The other 3 are related to a Palm desktop application. If any of these are selected, the Edit button is grayed out, and if I select Step Into or Run, I get the VBA error "Macros In This Project Are Disabled." Help is not too helpful. VBA Help says "You opened the document with Macros Disabled. Close the document, and then reopen it with Enable Macros." I have no clue how to "reopen with Enable Macros". Word Help is not much better. It says to make sure that VBA is installed (it is). I did an Office repair install to no avail. I set the macro security level to low, also no help. The box to "Trust all installed add-ins and templates" is checked. I checked the box to "Trust access to Visual Basic Project", also no help. (I've since reset the macro security level to high and unchecked the "Trust access .." box). Finally, out of frustration, I created a macro (I copied the code to display installed fonts from KB 209205). This works fine. I can Run it, Edit it, or Step Into it. So, there seems to be nothing wrong with my installation. But what is "Auto_Close", and why can't I edit it or otherwise see what it is? And why can't I edit or otherwise view those Palm macros? |
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Can I just add a little to this. I know nothing about PalmApp.dot and it may
do its own thing in its own way but in Word, Auto_Close is *not* a special macro. In Word, a macro called AutoClose (without the underscore) will run automatically at close. In Excel, a macro called Auto_Close will run at close (but one named AutoClose won't). Just please don't ask why! -- Enjoy, Tony "Lem" wrote in message ... Jay, Thanks for the comprehensive answer. PalmApp.dot is, in fact, in the Startup folder. Opening it directly allows all 4 macros to be accessed. It turns out Auto_Close also has something to do with Palm. I haven't read through the Palm macros, but one (or all) of them must run automatically when Word is started, and must then create Auto_Close. For now, I'm going to leave things as is, and files where they are. I only got the error message when I tried to look at these macros, and that was out of curiosity rather than real need. Jay Freedman wrote: Hi Lem, There are a number of interlocking factors in your problems. - At least the Palm macros, and possibly the Auto_Close macro, are stored in a template called PalmApp.dot which is loaded as an add-in each time Word starts. In order to view the code of those macros, the PalmApp.dot file must be opened directly, through the File Open dialog. Even then, the module might be password-protected to prevent viewing. - If Auto_Close isn't in PalmApp.dot or Normal.dot, then it must be in another add-in. See http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...514521033.aspx for the definitive list of how to find add-ins. Any macro named Auto_Close runs automatically whenever you close a document; however, that doesn't tell you anything about what the macro does. - In the Security dialog, the "Trust all installed add-ins and templates" box should be checked. You can leave the level set to High if you never store macros in documents, only in templates stored in your User Templates folder. The effect of the "Trust all" option is to allow macros in templates in that specific folder (and the Workgroup Templates folder, if you specify one) to run without intervention. - As explained in the footnote of the article at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...latesStore.htm, there's a Startup folder in the Program Files path that can be used to store add-ins, but it isn't trusted. The PalmApp.dot file is probably there, which accounts for the "disabled macros" message. Move the file to the real Startup folder. Together with checking the "Trust all" option, that will stop the messages (unless Auto_Close is still somewhere else). -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:14:33 -0400, Lem wrote: Really, the question is, what is "Auto_Close"? I just installed Word 2003, and was poking around with macros. I clicked on Tools Macros and saw 4 items in the list of macros. The first is called Auto_Close, and was supposedly created by me on the day Word 2003 was installed. The other 3 are related to a Palm desktop application. If any of these are selected, the Edit button is grayed out, and if I select Step Into or Run, I get the VBA error "Macros In This Project Are Disabled." Help is not too helpful. VBA Help says "You opened the document with Macros Disabled. Close the document, and then reopen it with Enable Macros." I have no clue how to "reopen with Enable Macros". Word Help is not much better. It says to make sure that VBA is installed (it is). I did an Office repair install to no avail. I set the macro security level to low, also no help. The box to "Trust all installed add-ins and templates" is checked. I checked the box to "Trust access to Visual Basic Project", also no help. (I've since reset the macro security level to high and unchecked the "Trust access .." box). Finally, out of frustration, I created a macro (I copied the code to display installed fonts from KB 209205). This works fine. I can Run it, Edit it, or Step Into it. So, there seems to be nothing wrong with my installation. But what is "Auto_Close", and why can't I edit it or otherwise see what it is? And why can't I edit or otherwise view those Palm macros? |
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