WorkbookBase.Creator Property
Gets the application in which the workbook was created.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v4.0.Utilities (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v4.0.Utilities.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property Creator As XlCreator
public XlCreator Creator { get; }
Property Value
Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlCreator
One of the XlCreator values.
Remarks
If the object was created in Microsoft Office Excel, this property returns the string XCEL, which is equivalent to the hexadecimal number 5843454C.
This property is designed to be used in Excel for the Macintosh, where each application has a four-character creator code. For example, Excel has the creator code XCEL.
Examples
The following code example uses the Creator property to display whether the current workbook was created in Microsoft Office Excel.
This example is for a document-level customization.
Private Sub DisplayCreator()
If Me.Creator = Excel.XlCreator.xlCreatorCode Then
MsgBox("This workbook was created in " & _
"Microsoft Office Excel.")
Else
MsgBox("This workbook was not created in " & _
"Microsoft Office Excel.")
End If
End Sub
private void DisplayCreator()
{
if (this.Creator == Excel.XlCreator.xlCreatorCode)
{
MessageBox.Show("This workbook was created in " +
"Microsoft Office Excel.");
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("This workbook was not created in " +
"Microsoft Office Excel.");
}
}
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.