OLEType Property

Microsoft Excel Visual Basic

Returns the OLE object type. Can be one of the following XlOLEType constants: xlOLELink or xlOLEEmbed. Returns xlOLELink if the object is linked (it exists outside of the file), or returns xlOLEEmbed if the object is embedded (it's entirely contained within the file). Read-only Long.

Example

This example creates a list of link types for OLE objects on Sheet1. The list appears on a new worksheet created by the example.

Set newSheet = Worksheets.Add
i = 2
newSheet.Range("A1").Value = "Name"
newSheet.Range("B1").Value = "Link Type"
For Each obj In Worksheets("Sheet1").OLEObjects
    newSheet.Cells(i, 1).Value = obj.Name
    If obj.OLEType = xlOLELink Then
        newSheet.Cells(i, 2) = "Linked"
    Else
        newSheet.Cells(i, 2) = "Embedded"
    End If
    i = i + 1
Next