How can I get date of file creation to XLS cell in date format?

[Radek Simek]

I'm using Excel Standard Edition 2003 (11.5612.8132) and have following
problem. I need to get date of file creation (e.g. from Properties - file
created) to specific excel cell (in day format) of the same file. Does any
simple way (function?) exist?

 

[Radek Simek]

Or if you know any other way how to handle this problem, feel free to mention
it.

The situation is following (in more detail): I have set of items of
different stautses (approved, in approving,...) and need to find out how many
items changed its' status from "in approving" to "approved" in last 7 days
(not from now, but from time when the report was generate). I can't use
function TODAY() as it wolud take date of today as one to copmare with. I
need somehow get the date of file creation - date when data were generated
from SAP).

Thanks for any advice.

 

[Gary''s Student]

Try this one-line UDF:

Public Function creation_date() As String
creation_date = ActiveWorkbook.BuiltinDocumentProperties("Creation Date")
End Function

 

[Gord Dibben]

No built-in Function

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


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 04:25:00 -0800, Radek Simek <Radek