Application.FileConverters Property (PowerPoint)
Returns information about installed file converters. Returns null if there are no converters installed. Read-only Variant.
Version Information
Version Added: PowerPoint 2010
Syntax
expression .FileConverters(Index1, Index2)
expression A variable that represents an Application object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Index1 |
Optional |
Variant |
The long name of the converter, including the file-type search string in Windows (for example, "Lotus 1-2-3 Files (*.wk*)"). |
Index2 |
Optional |
Variant |
The path of the converter DLL or code resource. |
Remarks
If you do not specify the index arguments, this property returns an array that contains information about all the installed file converters. Each row in the array contains information about a single file converter, as shown in the following table.
Column |
Contents |
|---|---|
1 |
The long name of the converter |
2 |
The path of the converter DLL or code resource |
3 |
The file-extension search string |
Example
The following 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