Word has the same built in scripting language as other Office applications, and you can use its object model if you like, as well as access anything else that a

Word has the same built in scripting language as other Office applications, and you can use its object model if you like, as well as access anything else that a Windows system can do. I don't know what the explanation is for people not liking Word, but it can't be "because I like writing code to produce documents and LaTeX is the only option for that".