>>> On 29 May 2008 at 16:04, "Wells, Julian" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Making students submit their work as *.rtf would prevent the macro
scam
> referred to -- but since Word allows one to save files *named*
"*.rtf" when
> they are actually *.doc format, one would need an automatic way of
either
> checking the actual format, or of forcibly converting batches of
files.
>
> Presumably either of these could be done using macros (thus biting
the
> biter).
>
Can't you just set up Word on your PC to disable Macros ... unless it's
a macro programming course, I can't see why a piece of Coursework would
have macros in it.
Emma
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School of Computing / Faculty eLearning Co-ordinator
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Portsmouth
PO1 3AE
Tel:- 023 9284 6441
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