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Application.FileConverters Property (PowerPoint)

Returns information about installed file converters. Returns null if there are no converters installed. Read-only Variant.

Version Information

Version Added: PowerPoint 2010

Syntax

expression .FileConverters(Index1, Index2)

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

Index1

Optional

Variant

The long name of the converter, including the file-type search string in Windows (for example, "Lotus 1-2-3 Files (*.wk*)").

Index2

Optional

Variant

The path of the converter DLL or code resource.

Remarks

If you do not specify the index arguments, this property returns an array that contains information about all the installed file converters. Each row in the array contains information about a single file converter, as shown in the following table.

Column

Contents

1

The long name of the converter

2

The path of the converter DLL or code resource

3

The file-extension search string

Example

The following example displays a message if the Multiplan file converter is installed.

installedCvts = Application.FileConverters

foundMultiplan = False

If Not IsNull(installedCvts) Then

    For arrayRow = 1 To UBound(installedCvts, 1)

        If installedCvts(arrayRow, 1) Like "*Multiplan*" Then

            foundMultiplan = True

            Exit For

        End If

    Next arrayRow

End If

If foundMultiplan = True Then

    MsgBox "Multiplan converter is installed"

Else

    MsgBox "Multiplan converter is not installed"

End If

See Also

Concepts

Application Object

Application Object Members