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    Jack Sheet
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    Flashplayer

    Hi all

    Someone sent me an excel workbook containing an object embedded into the
    worksheet. The object concerned is a game (or rather a small puzzle).
    Clicking on various images within the object cause them to behave
    dynamically.

    I cannot seem to "isolate" the object, as I would normally be able to do
    with, say, a chart. The workbook contains no VBA modules, nor code behind
    the sheets. The workbook and worksheets are unprotected, and it contains no
    names nor hidden (nor veryhidden) worksheets.

    If I click on the object generally it does not "select" it, ie borders do
    not change appearance. If I right-click on the object it does pop up a
    menu, at the bottom of which is an item described as "About Macromedia
    Flashplayer 8 ..."

    I am tempted to ask "what's that all about?" but I realise that would not
    get much of a response, being rather vague, so I shall start with a couple
    of more specific questions:

    1) Is there a security risk with such objects? My normal security settings
    are set to "medium", but I am not prompted with any warning not to open the
    workbook.

    2) Why would anyone distribute this in an Excel Workbook? Cannot such
    objects be embedded into a Word file? I would have thought that more
    potential recipients would have Word installed than Excel.

    Thanks



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    This will help you to open it

    http://scriptorium.serve-it.nl/view.php?sid=48

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    Jack Sheet
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    Re: Flashplayer

    Thanks for that.

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