fx for create date

[clowns]

formula for showing creation date on a protected sheet

[Gord Dibben]

clowns

Function DocProps(prop As String)
Application.Volatile
On Error GoTo err_value
DocProps = ActiveWorkbook.BuiltinDocumentProperties _
(prop)
Exit Function
err_value:
DocProps = CVErr(xlErrValue)
End Function

'=DOCPROPS("last author")
'or
'=DOCPROPS("last save time")
'or
'DOCPROPS("creation date")

If not familiar with VBA and macros, see David McRitchie's site for more on
"getting started".

http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

In the meantime..........

To create a General Module, hit ALT + F11 to open the Visual Basic Editor.

Hit CRTL + R to open Project Explorer.

Find your workbook/project and select it.

Right-click and Insert>Module. Paste the above code in there. Save the
workbook and hit ALT + Q to return to your workbook.

Enter the formula as shown above.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP



On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:22:01 -0700, clowns <[email protected]>
wrote:

>formula for showing creation date on a protected sheet

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP