TextFrame2.Creator Property

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Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which this object was created. Read-only Long.

Version Information
 Version Added:  Excel 2007

Syntax

expression.Creator

expression   A variable that represents a TextFrame2 object.

Remarks

If the object was created in Microsoft Excel, this property returns the string XCEL, which is equivalent to the hexadecimal number 5843454C. The Creator property is designed to be used in Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, where each application has a four-character creator code. For example, Microsoft Excel has the creator code XCEL.

Example

This example displays a message about the creator of an Excel workbook.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub FindCreator()

Dim myObject As Excel.Workbook
Set myObject = ActiveWorkbook
If myObject.TextFrame2.Creator = &h5843454c Then
    MsgBox "This is a Microsoft Excel object."
Else
    MsgBox "This is not a Microsoft Excel object."
End If



End Sub

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