How to recognize the difference among Excel 97 files, Excel 2000 files, and Excel 2002 files by using Visual C++ 6.0 (269168)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 2000
- Microsoft Excel 2002
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 6.0
This article was previously published under Q269168 SUMMARYThe Microsoft Excel 2000 file format and the Excel 2002 file format are the same as the Excel 97 file format with minor exceptions. One of the new additions to the Excel 2000 file format and to the Excel 2002 file format is a record that lets you detect when a file is saved with Excel 2000 or with Excel 2002 instead of with Excel 97. You use Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 to detect the version of Excel that the file is saved with.REFERENCES178605 How to determine the version of a Microsoft Excel workbook
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