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Workbooks.CanCheckOut Method

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Excel Developer Reference

True if Microsoft Excel can check out a specified workbook from a server. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression.CanCheckOut(Filename)

expression   A variable that represents a Workbooks object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Filename Required String The name of the file to check out.

Return Value
Boolean

Example

This example verifies that a workbook is not checked out by another user and can be checked out. If the workbook can be checked out, it copies the workbook to the local computer for editing.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub UseCanCheckOut(docCheckOut As String)

' Determine if workbook can be checked out.
If Workbooks.<strong>CanCheckOut</strong>(Filename:=docCheckOut) = True Then
    Workbooks.CheckOut (Filename:=docCheckOut)
Else
    MsgBox "You are unable to check out this document at this time."
End If



End Sub

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