FileConverters Property

Applies To

Application Object.

Description

Returns a list of installed file converters as a text array. Each row in the array contains information about a single file converter, as shown in the following table. Returns Null if there are no converters installed. Read-only.

Column

Contents

1

The long name of the converter, including the file type search string in Microsoft Windows (for example "Lotus 1-2-3 Files (*.wk*)").

2

The path name of the converter DLL or code resource.

3

The file extension search string in Microsoft Windows or the four-character file type on the Apple Macintosh.


Example

This example displays a message if the Multiplan file converter is installed.


installedCvts = Application.FileConverters
foundMultiplan = False
If Not IsNull(installedCvts) Then
    For arrayRow = 1 To UBound(installedCvts, 1)
        If installedCvts(arrayRow, 1) Like "*Multiplan*" Then
            foundMultiplan = True
            Exit For
        End If
    Next arrayRow
End If
If foundMultiplan = True Then
    MsgBox "Multiplan converter is installed"
Else
    MsgBox "Multiplan converter is not installed"
End If