Creator Property
Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which this object was created. If the object was created in Microsoft Excel, this property returns the string XCEL, which is equivalent to the hexadecimal number 5843454C. Read-only Long.
expression.Creator
expression Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.
Creator property as it applies to
all other objects in the Applies To list.
Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which this object was created. If the object was created in Microsoft Excel, this property returns the string XCEL, which is equivalent to the hexadecimal number 5843454C. Read-only xlCreatorCode.
expression.Creator
expression Required. An expression that returns all other objects in the Applies To list.
Remarks
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 myObject.
Set myObject = ActiveWorkbook
If myObject.Creator = &h5843454c Then
MsgBox "This is a Microsoft Excel object"
Else
MsgBox "This is not a Microsoft Excel object"
End If