Hi,
this script can be used to check if excel contains some active code. It opens the excel file in an safe way and looks for VB content and write the full file path to the console if macros are found.
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# created: 27.04.2020 Michael info@michlstechblog.info
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# https://docs.microsoft.com/de-de/office/vba/api/excel.application.automationsecurity
# https://docs.microsoft.com/de-de/dotnet/api/microsoft.office.tools.excel.workbook.hasvbproject?view=vsto-2017
# Recover VBA Password
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1026483/is-there-a-way-to-crack-the-password-on-an-excel-vba-project
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# Command line parameter
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=1)][alias("f")][string]$excelfile=$false
)
if(!(Test-Path $excelfile))
{
write-warning " File $excelfile does not exists"
exit 255
}
$iReturnCode=1
$oExcelFile=Get-item $excelfile
$msoAutomationSecurityForceDisable=3
$oExcel = New-Object -ComObject "Excel.Application"
$oExcel.AutomationSecurity= $msoAutomationSecurityForceDisable
$oExcel.Visible = $true
$oExcelDoc = $oExcel.Workbooks.Open($oExcelFile.FullName)
if($oExcelDoc.HasVBProject)
{
write-host " MACRO(S) in File $excelfile detected"
}
else
{
$iReturnCode=0
}
$oExcelDoc.Close($true)
#Start-Sleep 1
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::ReleaseComObject($oExcelDoc)|out-null
$oExcelDoc=$null
#Start-Sleep 1
$oExcel.Quit()
#Start-Sleep 1
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::ReleaseComObject($oExcel)|out-null
$oExcel=$null
[GC]::Collect()
exit $iReturnCode
If you want to check all excel files in an folder try this
PS D:\ Get-childitem -Recurse -Include *.xlsx D:\myFolder\ | foreach {.\ExcelHasMacros.ps1 $_}
Michael
Check if a excel file contains macros
| Author: | Michael |
| Category: | Powershell Scripts |
| Date: | April 27, 2020 |