WorksheetBase.Creator Property
Definition
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Gets a value that indicates the application in which the worksheet was created.
public:
property Microsoft::Office::Interop::Excel::XlCreator Creator { Microsoft::Office::Interop::Excel::XlCreator get(); };
public Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlCreator Creator { get; }
member this.Creator : Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlCreator
Public ReadOnly Property Creator As XlCreator
Property Value
If the worksheet was created in Excel, this property returns the string XCEL, which is equivalent to the hexadecimal number 5843454C.
Examples
The following code example uses the Creator property to display whether the current worksheet was created in Microsoft Office Excel.
This example is for a document-level customization.
private void ShowCreator()
{
if (this.Creator == Excel.XlCreator.xlCreatorCode)
{
MessageBox.Show("This worksheet was created in " +
"Microsoft Office Excel.");
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("This worksheet was not created in " +
"Microsoft Office Excel.");
}
}
Private Sub ShowCreator()
If Me.Creator = Excel.XlCreator.xlCreatorCode Then
MsgBox("This worksheet was created in " & _
"Microsoft Office Excel.")
Else
MsgBox("This worksheet was not created in " & _
"Microsoft Office Excel.")
End If
End Sub
Remarks
This property is designed to be used in Microsoft Office Excel for the Macintosh, where each application has a four-character creator code. For example, Excel has the creator code XCEL.