Application.FileConverters property (Excel)
Returns information about installed file converters. Returns null if there are no converters installed. Read-only Variant.
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 don't 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
This 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
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