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Creator Property

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Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. For example, if the object was created in Microsoft Word, this property returns 1297307460, which represents the string "MSWD"; in Microsoft Excel, this property returns 1480803660. This value can also be represented by the constant wdCreatorCode in Word, or xlCreatorCode in Excel. Read-only Long.

expression.Creator

*expression   * Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.

Remarks

The Creator property was primarily designed to be used on the Macintosh, where each application has a four-character creator code. For example, Microsoft Word has the creator code MSWD. For additional information about this property, consult the language reference Help included with Microsoft Office Macintosh Edition.

The Creator property always returns the numeric identifier for the active application, just as the Application property always returns the name of the active applicatin in string form. Used the CreatedBy property of the SharedWorkspaceFile, SharedWorkspaceFolder, SharedWorkspaceLink, and SharedWorkspaceTask objects to return the name of the individual who created those objects. Use document properties to return information about the authors of Office documents.

Example

This example displays a message about the creator of myObject.

Set myObject = ActiveDocument
If myObject.Creator = wdCreatorCode Then
    MsgBox "This is a Microsoft Word object"
Else
    MsgBox "This is not a Microsoft Word object"
End If

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