Visual Basic (VB and VBA)

Copyright 1999-2001 Christopher Greaves. All rights reserved.
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If in doubt, record a macro and inspect the entrails!

 

 

Please read the DISCLAIMER.

Here is an INDEX to all the procedures.

You will probably need one copy of my GLOBAL DECLARATIONS.



Public Function strTypeOfDocument(strFile As String) As String
' Procedure :   cmd_TypeOfDocument
' Description:  Determine what sort of document we have.
' Copyright:    Chris Greaves Inc.
' Inputs:       File name.
' Returns:      STRING.
' Assumes:      File exists, is of required minium length.
' Side Effects: None.
' Tested:       By a call from the user.
    Dim intFile As Integer
    intFile = FreeFile
    Open strFile For Binary As intFile
    If boolChar(intFile, "WPC", 1) Then
        strTypeOfDocument = "WPC" ' matches on 3 known criteria
    ElseIf boolChar(intFile, "GIF", 0) Then
        strTypeOfDocument = "GIF"
    ElseIf boolHex(intFile, "D0CF11E0A1B11AE1", 0) Then
        If boolHex(intFile, "FEFFFFFF", "3C") Then
            strTypeOfDocument = "Excel"
        Else
        End If
    ElseIf boolChar(intFile, "[ver]", 0) Then
        strTypeOfDocument = "AmiPro"
    ElseIf boolChar(intFile, "PK", 0) Then
        strTypeOfDocument = "PKZip"
    Else
        strTypeOfDocument = strFile & " ; Unknown type"
    End If
    Close intFile
'Sub TESTstrTypeOfDocument()
'    Dim strName As String ' Retain filename/extent from dialogue box.
'    With Dialogs(wdDialogFileOpen)
'        .Name = "*.*" ' Specifically interested in templates, since we're opeing VBE
'        If .Display = -1 Then
'            strName = .Name ' Grab the Name; user will have navigated to DefaultFilePath.
'            MsgBox strTypeOfDocument(strName)
'        Else
'        End If
'    End With
'End Sub
End Function

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Visual Basic (VB and VBA)

Copyright 1999-2001 Christopher Greaves. All rights reserved.
Home Page and email to [email protected]
If in doubt, record a macro and inspect the entrails!

 

 

Please read the DISCLAIMER.

Here is an INDEX to all the procedures.

You will probably need one copy of my GLOBAL DECLARATIONS.

Public Function strTypeOfDocument(strFile As String) As String
' Procedure :   cmd_TypeOfDocument
' Description:  Determine what sort of document we have.
' Copyright:    Chris Greaves Inc.
' Inputs:       File name.
' Returns:      STRING.
' Assumes:      File exists, is of required minium length.
' Side Effects: None.
' Tested:       By a call from the user.
    Dim intFile As Integer
    intFile = FreeFile
    Open strFile For Binary As intFile
    If boolChar(intFile, "WPC", 1) Then
        strTypeOfDocument = "WPC" ' matches on 3 known criteria
    ElseIf boolChar(intFile, "GIF", 0) Then
        strTypeOfDocument = "GIF"
    ElseIf boolHex(intFile, "D0CF11E0A1B11AE1", 0) Then
        If boolHex(intFile, "FEFFFFFF", "3C") Then
            strTypeOfDocument = "Excel"
        Else
        End If
    ElseIf boolChar(intFile, "[ver]", 0) Then
        strTypeOfDocument = "AmiPro"
    ElseIf boolChar(intFile, "PK", 0) Then
        strTypeOfDocument = "PKZip"
    Else
        strTypeOfDocument = strFile & " ; Unknown type"
    End If
    Close intFile
'Sub TESTstrTypeOfDocument()
'    Dim strName As String ' Retain filename/extent from dialogue box.
'    With Dialogs(wdDialogFileOpen)
'        .Name = "*.*" ' Specifically interested in templates, since we're opeing VBE
'        If .Display = -1 Then
'            strName = .Name ' Grab the Name; user will have navigated to DefaultFilePath.
'            MsgBox strTypeOfDocument(strName)
'        Else
'        End If
'    End With
'End Sub
End Function

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