Hi,
I would like to read two properties of Excel workbooks:
1. The name of the XLT template from which a new workbook was created. (That is the name given to the XLS file incremented by a number, but I want to compare that file name with the template to determine if the file was just created.)
2. The sheet number used to give the CodeName. Sheets.Count or Worksheets.Count return the number of existing sheets. CodeName uses another number which is guaranteed to be unique because it includes sheets which may have been deleted in the meantime. I can get this number from the CodeName but I would prefer to take it from its source.
Any help any one?
awink
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Hello webtubbs,
Codename is automatically set by Excel to names like "Sheet1", "Sheet2", "Sheet3" etc. If you delete one of these three sheets (or rename them), the next worksheet you insert will still be named "Sheet4". Therefore, I presume that the workbook has a counter somewhere which must be static.
Now, when I create a new worksheet I can take the number from the Codename. But where does the CodeName get it from? That must be the source.
Regards,
awink
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by: webtubbsPosted on 2009-10-17 at 21:05:01ID: 25598656
1. There is no direct way to determine the name of the Template used to create the workbook.
2. CodeName returns a String (not number), which is the name used in VBA only, and cannot be readily changed with the usual methods.
>>but I would prefer to take it from its source.
What source?